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Magnesium

ReagentPlus^®, ribbon, ≥99% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): NMDG
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Mg
• CAS Number: 7439-95-4
• Molecular Weight: 24.31
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4948473
• EC Number: 231-104-6
• MDL number: MFCD00085308
• UNSPSC Code: 12141502
• PubChem Substance ID: 24856135
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 621 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• assay: ≥99% trace metals basis
• form: ribbon
• 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 is generally used in the preparation of various organomagnesium compounds such as Grignard reagents, that are widely used in organic synthesis.

It can also be used to catalyze Pinacol coupling, Reformatsky reaction and degradation of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Quantity

25 g = 36.6 m

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

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