magnesium dihydroxide
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
1309-42-8
[ Name ]:
magnesium dihydroxide
[Synonym ]:
EINECS 215-170-3
MFCD00011104
magnesium,dihydroxide
Magnesium Hydroxide
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
2.36g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
100ºC at 760mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
350ºC ( Decomposes)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
H2MgO2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
58.320
[ Flash Point ]:
will not burn
[ Exact Mass ]:
57.990520
[ PSA ]:
40.46000
[ Stability ]:
Stable.
[ Water Solubility ]:
5 M HCl: 0.1 M, clear, yellow | 0.9 mg/100 mL (18 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OM3570000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Magnesium hydroxide
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 1309-42-8
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 8
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- H2-Mg-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 58.33
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- .MG..Q2
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - infant
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2747 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - coma Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in chlorine
- REFERENCE :
- JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,215,1991
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1131,1990
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2780 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1131,1990
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1131,1990
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 815 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1131,1990 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80447 No. of Facilities: 1664 (estimated) No. of Industries: 24 No. of Occupations: 23 No. of Employees: 41608 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80447 No. of Facilities: 3970 (estimated) No. of Industries: 36 No. of Occupations: 55 No. of Employees: 114743 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 43640 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
26-36-37/39
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
[ WGK Germany ]:
-
[ RTECS ]:
OM3570000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Articles
Int. J. Pharm. 454(1) , 259-68, (2013)
The aim of this work was to develop new mucoadhesive buccal patches containing an inorganic fluorinated compound, MgAl-F, intended for decay prevention. Firstly MgAl-F was synthesized and characterize...
Evaluation of enantiomeric purity of magnesium-L-aspartate dihydrate.J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 102 , 100-9, (2014)
Magnesium supplementation in form of organic magnesium salts is a very popular practice. We examined the enantiomeric purity of "Magnesium aspartate dihydrate" monographed in the European Pharmacopeia...
A kinetic study of struvite precipitation recycling technology with NaOH/Mg(OH)2 addition.Bioresour. Technol. 143 , 519-24, (2013)
Struvite precipitation recycling technology is received wide attention in removal ammonium and phosphate out of wastewater. While past study focused on process efficiency, and less on kinetics. The ki...