Chemistry:Magnesium formate

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Magnesium formate
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Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium diformate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 209-173-9
UNII
Properties
Mg(HCO2)2
14 g/100g at 0 °C

14.4 g/100g at 20 °C
20.5 g/100g at 80 °C

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Magnesium formate is a magnesium salt of formic acid. It is an inorganic compound. It consists of a magnesium cation and formate anion. It can be prepared by reacting magnesium oxide with formic acid. The dihydrate is formed when crystallizing from the solution. The dihydrate dehydrates at 105 °C to form anhydrate, then decomposes at 500 °C to produce magnesium oxide.[1] Magnesium formate can be used for organic syntheses.[2]

References

  1. D. Dollimore, J.P. Gupta, D.V. Nowell (May 1979). "The thermal decomposition of metal formates. II. Solid state thermal decomposition studies on magnesium formate dihydrate". Thermochimica Acta 30 (1–2): 339–350. doi:10.1016/0040-6031(79)85069-8. ISSN 0040-6031. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0040603179850698. Retrieved 2018-08-09. 
  2. Brückner, Reinhard; Zettlmeier, Wolfgang (2015) (in de). Reaktionsmechanismen organische Reaktionen, Stereochemie, moderne Synthesemethoden. Berlin. p. 316. ISBN 978-3-662-45683-5. OCLC 901537772.