Cl2Mg
95.21 g/mol
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MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
CAS7786-30-3EC232-094-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
source of magnesium ions
Magnesium chloride is an inorganic salt that serves as a source of magnesium ions, which are essential for many cellular activities. It occurs naturally in salt lakes, brines, and sea salt, and is used in various industrial and medicinal applications.
source of magnesium ions in medicinecatharticcomponent of fire extinguishers, ceramics, textiles, and paper manufacture
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StrongForm Family
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StrongSame Parent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H290May be corrosive to metals
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
magnesium dichloride
InChIKey
TWRXJAOTZQYOKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
[Mg+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Synonyms (28)
- E-511
- Reagecon Magnesium Chloride 0.01M according to United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
- Reagecon Magnesium Chloride 0.1M according to European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Chapter 4 (4.2.2)
- Aerotex Accelerator MX
- Anhydrous magnesium chloride
- Bischofite
- Bischofite (mgcl2.6h2o)
- Chloride, Magnesium
- Chloromagnesite
- Cramp-Z
- Fibro Flex
- GZE Magnesium Oil
- INS NO.511
- MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
- Magnesia Muriatica
- Magnesium Chloride, Powder
- Magnesium chloride (Mg2Cl4)
- Magnesium chloride (MgCl2)
- Magnesium chloride anhydrous
- Magnesium dichloride
- Magnesiumchlorid
- TMT 2
- magnesium(II)chloride