Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7791-18-6
[ Name ]:
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
[Synonym ]:
EINECS 232-094-6
MFCD00149781
UNII-02F3473H9O
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
chlorurede magnesium hydrate
Dichloromagnesium hexahydrate
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE 6H2O
Magnesium dichloride hexahydrate
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.569
[ Boiling Point ]:
1412ºC
[ Melting Point ]:
117 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Cl2H12MgO6
[ Molecular Weight ]:
203.303
[ Exact Mass ]:
201.986130
[ PSA ]:
55.38000
[ LogP ]:
0.99320
[ Storage condition ]:
Store at RT.
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Protect from moisture.
[ Water Solubility ]:
2350 g/L (20 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OM2975000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Magnesium chloride, hexahydrate
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7791-18-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199509
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 9
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Cl2-Mg.6H2-O
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 203.33
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- MG G2 &QH 6
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8100 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 176 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7600 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 775 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 250 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraarterial
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 250 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 273 gm/kg/13W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Related to Chronic Data - death
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Cytogenetic analysis
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Lung
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12 gm/L
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 163,63,1986 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5658 No. of Facilities: 1678 (estimated) No. of Industries: 14 No. of Occupations: 32 No. of Employees: 29612 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 16245 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
OM2975000
[ HS Code ]:
28273100
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 28273100
Articles
Anal. Chim. Acta 868 , 45-52, (2015)
Rapid and ultrasensitive detection of trace heavy metal mercury(II) ions (Hg(2+)) are of significant importance due to the induced serious risks for environment and human health. This presented articl...
Pomegranate Peel Extract Prevents Bone Loss in a Preclinical Model of Osteoporosis and Stimulates Osteoblastic Differentiation in Vitro.Nutrients 7 , 9265-84, (2015)
The nutritional benefits of pomegranate have attracted great scientific interest. The pomegranate, including the pomegranate peel, has been used worldwide for many years as a fruit with medicinal acti...
Simple and robust monitoring of ethanol fermentations by capillary electrophoresis.Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 62 , 329-42, (2015)
Free-solution capillary electrophoresis (CE), or capillary zone electrophoresis, with direct UV detection was used for the first time for the determination of mono- and disaccharides, sugar alcohols, ...