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 |
drying agent | |
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 | ![]() ![]() |
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 |