Magnesium chloride

• Catalog No.: Magnesium_chloride
• CAS Number: 7786-30-3
• M. F.: Cl2Mg
• M. W.: 95.211

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: magnesium(2+) ion dichloride
• IUPAC Systematic name: Magnesium chloride
• IUPAC Traditional name: magnesium(2+) ion dichloride
• Synonyms: Magnesium dichloride

DATABASE IDS

• CHEMBL: 1200547
• PubChem CID: 24584
• CHEBI ID: 6636
• Wikipedia Title: Magnesium_chloride
• Chemspider ID: 22987
• CAS Number: 7786-30-3
• ATC CODE: B05XA11
• ATC CODE: A12CC01

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: white or colourless crystalline solid
• Boiling Point: 1412 °C (1685 K)
• Density: 2.32 g/cm^3 (anhydrous) ; 1.569 g/cm^3 (hexahydrate)
• Flash Point: Non-flammable
• Melting Point: 714 °C (987 K) (on rapid heating: slow heating leads to decomposition from 300 °C)
• Refractive Index: 1.675 (anhydrous) ; 1.569 (hexahydrate)
• Solubility: anhydrous ; 54.3 g/100 ml (20 °C) ; 72.6 g/100 mL (100 °C)

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  hexahydrate ; 157 g/100 mL (20 °C) in water
• Solubility: 7.4 g/100 mL (30 °C) in ethanol
• EU Index: Not listed
• LD50: 2800 mg/kg^-1 (oral, rat)
• Main Hazard: Irritant
• Risk Statements: R36, R37, R38
• RTECS: OM2975000
• Safety Statements: S26, S37, S39