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Magnesium

turnings, reagent grade, 98%

• Synonym(s): Magnesium element
• Linear Formula: Mg
• CAS Number: 7439-95-4
• Molecular Weight: 24.31
• UNSPSC Code: 12141502
• NACRES: NA.22
• PubChem Substance ID: 24851981
• EC Number: 231-104-6
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4948473
• MDL number: MFCD00085308
• Assay: 98%
• Form: turnings

Properties

• grade: reagent grade
• Quality Segment: 200
• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 621 °C)
• assay: 98%
• form: turnings
• autoignition temp.: 950 °F
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• resistivity: 4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C
• bp: 1090 °C (lit.)
• mp: 648 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Mg]
• InChI: 1S/Mg
• InChI key: FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Magnesium turnings are generally used in the preparation of various organomagnesium compounds such as Grignard reagents. It can also be used to catalyze Pinacol coupling and Reformatsky reaction.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H228,H251,H261
• pcodes: P210 - P223 - P231 + P232 - P235 - P240 - P241
• Storage Class: 4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
• wgk: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• Hazard Classifications: Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Water-react. 2