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M0631

Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate

≥99%, ReagentPlus®

Synonym(s):

Acetic acid magnesium salt

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3COO)2Mg · 4H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
214.45
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
205-554-9
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39021909
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3730605
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
powder, solid
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Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

powder, solid

mp

72-75 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.CC(=O)O[Mg]OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/2C2H4O2.Mg.4H2O/c2*1-2(3)4;;;;;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);;4*1H2/q;;+2;;;;/p-2

InChI key

XKPKPGCRSHFTKM-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate can be used as:
  • A catalyst in the methanolysis of polylactic acid (PLA) to produce methyl lactate.
  • A reagent in the preparation of homochiral metal-organic frameworks by using tartrate ligands.
  • A precursor to synthesize magnesium oxide (MgO) fillers for polymer composites.

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Homochiral frameworks derived from magnesium, zinc and copper salts of L-tartaric acid
Rood J, et al.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183, 270-276 (2010)
Catarina M S S Neves et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 17(47), 32044-32052 (2015-11-18)
Due to scarce available experimental data, as well as due to the absence of predictive models, the influence of salts on the solubility of ionic liquids (ILs) in water is still poorly understood. To this end, this work addresses the



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SKUGTIN
M0631-1KG04061833993743
M0631-500G04061835278909
M0631-100G04061833993491