Magnesium acetate

Magnesium acetate
Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium acetate
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Mg/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2 ☒N
    Key: UEGPKNKPLBYCNK-UHFFFAOYSA-L ☒N
  • InChI=1/2C2H4O2.Mg/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: UEGPKNKPLBYCNK-NUQVWONBAP
  • CC(=O)O[Mg]OC(=O)C
  • [Mg+2].[O-]C(=O)C.[O-]C(=O)C
Properties
Mg(CH3COO)2
Molar mass 142.394 (anhydrous) 214.455 (tetrahydrate)
Appearance White hygroscopic crystals
Density 1.45 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate)
Melting point 80 °C (176 °F; 353 K) (tetrahydrate)
Soluble
−116.0·10−6 cm3/mol (+4 H2O
Related compounds
Other cations
 Calcium acetate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Anhydrous magnesium acetate has the chemical formula Mg(C2H3O2)2 and in its hydrated form, magnesium acetate tetrahydrate, it has the chemical formula Mg(CH3COO)2 • 4H2O. In this compound magnesium has an oxidation state of 2+. Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid.[1] It is deliquescent and upon heating, it decomposes to form magnesium oxide.[2] Magnesium acetate is commonly used as a source of magnesium in biological reactions.[3]

  1. ^ Magnesium Acetate. Hazard.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-12.
  2. ^ Magnesium Acetate Supplier & Tech Info American Elements Retrieved on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Sigma-Aldrich fact sheet on Magnesium acetate" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-26.