Trimagnesium phosphate

Mg3O8P2CAS 7757-87-1262.85 g/mol

O−PO−O−OO−PO−O−OMg2+Mg2+Mg2+
Phosphate

Properties

Molecular formula
Mg3O8P2
Molar mass
262.85 g/mol
Exact mass
261.8620 Da
Melting point
1184 °C
logP
-1.31Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
77.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
7757-87-1
SMILES
[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O.[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O.[Mg+2].[Mg+2].[Mg+2]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

6 names
  • Phosphoric acid, magnesium salt (2:3)
  • Tribasic magnesium phosphate
  • Trimagnesium diphosphate
  • Magnesium phosphate (Mg3(PO4)2)
  • Trimagnesium diorthophosphate
  • Tertiary magnesium phosphate

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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.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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