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Magnesium

grit, ≥99.0% (KT)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Mg
CAS Number:
7439-95-4
Molecular Weight:
24.31
Beilstein:
4948473
EC Number:
231-104-6
MDL number:
MFCD00085308
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
57651915
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

Assay

≥99.0% (KT)

form

grit

autoignition temp.

950 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C

particle size

50-150 mesh

bp

1090 °C (lit.)

mp

648 °C (lit.)

density

1.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Fe: ≤500 mg/kg

SMILES string

[Mg]

InChI

1S/Mg

InChI key

FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Magnesium grits can be used in the synthesis of various organomagnesium compounds including Grignard reagents. It can also be used in the preparation of magnesium alloys.

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228,H251,H261

Precautionary Statements

P210 - P231 + P232 - P235

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Water-react 2

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mechanochemical effect of severe plastic deformations: metal alloys, hydrides and molecular solids.
Huot J and Balema V
ChemInform, 43(35), no-no (2012)
The Grignard Reagents.
Seyferth D
Organometallics, 28(6), 1598-1605 (2009)
Grignard reagent formation.
Garst JF and Soriaga MP
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 248(7-8), 623-652 (2004)
Shuvendu Biswas et al.
Nature chemistry, 5(7), 613-620 (2013-06-22)
The development of nanocarriers that selectively release guest molecules on sensing a particular biological signal is being actively pursued in nanomedicine for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Here we report a protein-based nanocarrier that opens in the presence of intracellular adenosine-5'-triphosphate
Benjamin Chaigne-Delalande et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 341(6142), 186-191 (2013-07-13)
The magnesium transporter 1 (MAGT1) is a critical regulator of basal intracellular free magnesium (Mg(2+)) concentrations. Individuals with genetic deficiencies in MAGT1 have high levels of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and a predisposition to lymphoma. We show that decreased intracellular free
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