Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate
SIGALD/237175 - ACS reagent, 99%
CAS Number: 13446-18-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): MgN2O6 · 6H2O
Molecular Weight: 256.41
EC Number: 233-826-7
MDL Number: MFCD00149779
Linear Formula: Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001% |
| phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005% | |
| assay | 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification) |
| 99% | |
| cation traces | Ba: ≤0.005% |
| Ca: ≤0.01% | |
| Fe: ≤5 ppm | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES) | |
| K: ≤0.005% | |
| Mn: ≤5 ppm | |
| Na: ≤0.005% | |
| NH4+: ≤0.003% | |
| Sr: ≤0.005% | |
| form | solid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| InChI | 1S/Mg.2NO3.6H2O/c;2*2-1(3 |
| InChI key | MFUVDXOKPBAHMC-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 89 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| pH | 5.0-8.2 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O.O.O.O.O.O.[Mg++].[O-][N |
| vapor density | 6 (vs air) |
| Application: | Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate can be used: • In the synthesis of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanopowder by thermal plasma method. • As a starting material in the synthesis of magnesium nitrate – alumina composite [(1-x) Mg (NO3)2 – xAl2O3] via sol-gel method. • As a starting material for the synthesis of Mg-Al spinel precursors, required for the preparation of magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) powder. |
| General description: | Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate is a hydrated magnesium salt. A mixture of magnesium nitrate hexahydrate and magnesium chloride hexahydrate has been reported as a potential phase change material (PCM) for the storage of latent thermal energy. |
| Packaging: | 1, 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification); 99% |
| mp | 89 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |

