Magnesium acetate

C4H6MgO4CAS 142-72-3142.39 g/mol

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O−OO−OMg2+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6MgO4
Molar mass
142.39 g/mol
Exact mass
142.0117 Da
Density
1.42 g/mL
Melting point
323 °C
logP
-0.29Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
142-72-3
SMILES
CC([O-])=O.CC([O-])=O.[Mg+2]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

5 names
  • Acetic acid, magnesium salt (2:1)
  • Acetic acid, magnesium salt
  • Cromosan
  • Magnesium diacetate
  • Magnesium acetate, Mg(OAc)2

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate16674-78-5Hydrate Acetic acid64-19-7Free acid (2H3)Acetic (2H)acid1186-52-3Free acid, labelled Potassium acetate127-08-2Salt Aluminium diacetate142-03-0Salt Calcium acetate62-54-4Salt Copper(II) acetate142-71-2Salt Mercury(II) acetate1600-27-7Salt Lead(II) acetate301-04-2Salt Aluminium triacetate139-12-8Salt 4-Aminophenylmercuric acetate6283-24-5Salt Basic lead acetate1335-32-6Salt

Similar compounds

Gold(3+) triacetate15804-32-767 % similar Rhodium(II) acetate15956-28-267 % similar Phenylmercury acetate62-38-446 % similar Fentin acetate900-95-846 % similar Dibutyltin diacetate1067-33-044 % similar Tributyltin acetate56-36-044 % similar Magnesium pyruvate81686-75-143 % similar Magnesite13717-00-542 % similar

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