Magnesium oxide
SIGALD/13138 - puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 530, light, 98.0-100.5% (calc. for dried substance)
CAS Number: 1309-48-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): MgO
Molecular Weight: 40.30
EC Number: 215-171-9
MDL Number: MFCD00011109
Linear Formula: MgO
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤500 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤5000 mg/kg | |
| assay | 98.0-100.5% (calc. for dried substance) |
| cation traces | As: ≤2 mg/kg |
| Ca: ≤1% | |
| Cu: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤200 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤4 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| description | filling volume <= 0.15 g/mL |
| form | powder |
| grade | puriss. |
| impurities | free alkali, in accordance |
| residual solvents, complies | |
| soluble salts, in accordance | |
| ≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb) | |
| ≤0.1% insoluble in acetic acid | |
| ≤0.1% insoluble in HCl | |
| ≤1% water-soluble matter | |
| InChI | 1S/Mg.O |
| InChI key | CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA |
| loss | ≤5% loss on ignition |
| mp | 2852 °C (lit.) |
| quality | meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 530 |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: magnesium |
| SMILES string | O=[Mg] |
| suitability | passes test for appearance of solution |
| Application: | Magnesium oxide (MgO) may be employed as a phase stabilizer during the fabrication of porous β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). |
| General description: | Magnesium oxide (MgO) has been reported as an industrially important high-temperature material. Lithium-doped magnesium oxide (Li/MgO) may be employed for the synthesis of ethylene and ethane from methane. It participates as a catalyst for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxide. It plays the role of a catalyst during the reaction of carbon dioxide with (R)-styrene to afford (R)-phenyl carbonate. Magnesium oxide can be used as a wide-band-gap insulator. It can undergo hydration to give magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 98.0-100.5% (calc. for dried substance) |
| mp | 2852 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352303 |

