Magnesium perchlorate
SIGALD/63095 - puriss. p.a., drying agent, ACS reagent, ≥98.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT)
CAS Number: 10034-81-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cl2MgO8
Molecular Weight: 223.21
EC Number: 233-108-3
MDL Number: MFCD00011102
Linear Formula: Mg(ClO4)2
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg |
| nitrate (NO3-): ≤100 mg/kg | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤500 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥98.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT) |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤500 mg/kg |
| Cd: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤500 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| form | powder or chunks |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | ≤0.005 meq/g free acid (as HClO4) |
| ≤0.025 meq/g free alkali (as MgO) | |
| ≤8% water | |
| InChI | 1S/2ClHO4.Mg/c2*2-1(3,4)5 |
| InChI key | MPCRDALPQLDDFX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Mg++].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[ |
| Application: | Magnesium perchlorate (Mg(ClO4)2) may be employed as a catalyst in the following studies: • Preparation of α-aminophosphonates. • Enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and 3-acryloyl-1,3-oxazolin-2 • Preparation of imines and phenylhydrazones. • Protection of alcohols in the form of t-butyl ethers. |
| General description: | Magnesium perchlorate (Mg(ClO4)2) is widely used as drying agent for gases. It can remove water from gases (with no organic contaminants) at the rate of 0.001mgwater/l. |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS03,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H315 - H319 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-17-26-27-36/37/39 |
| RIDADR | UN 1475 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |



