Magnesium bromide

Magnesium bromide[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 7789-48-2 (anhydrous) checkY
  • 13446-53-2 (hexahydrate) ☒N
  • 75198-45-7 (decahydrate) ☒N
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 74219 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.246 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 522691
UNII
  • 2VC6P60SLN checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID7064865 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 checkY
    Key: OTCKOJUMXQWKQG-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/2BrH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: OTCKOJUMXQWKQG-NUQVWONBAY
  • [Mg+2].[Br-].[Br-]
Properties
Chemical formula
  • MgBr2 (anhydrous)
  • MgBr2·6H2O (hexahydrate)
Molar mass 184.113 g/mol (anhydrous)
292.204 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance white hygroscopic hexagonal crystals (anhydrous)
colorless monoclinic crystals (hexahydrate)
Density 3.72 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.07 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point 711 °C (1,312 °F; 984 K) 172.4 °C, decomposes (hexahydrate)
Boiling point 1,250 °C (2,280 °F; 1,520 K)
Solubility in water
102 g/(100 mL) (anhydrous)
316 g/(100 mL) (0 °C, hexahydrate)
Solubility ethanol: 6.9 g/(100 mL)
methanol: 21.8 g/(100 mL)
−72.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Rhombohedral, hP3
P-3m1, No. 164
octahedral
Thermochemistry
70 J/(mol·K)
Std molar
entropy (S298)
117.2 J·mol−1·K−1
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−524.3 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Safety data sheet (SDS) External SDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Magnesium bromide is a chemical compound of magnesium and bromine, with the chemical formula MgBr2. It is white and deliquescent crystalline solid. It is often used as a mild sedative and as an anticonvulsant for treatment of nervous disorders.[2] It is water-soluble and somewhat soluble in alcohol. It can be found naturally in small amounts in some minerals such as: bischofite and carnallite, and in sea water, such as that of the Dead Sea.[3][4]

Synthesis

Magnesium bromide can be synthesized by treating with magnesium oxide (and related basic salts) with hydrobromic acid.[4] It can also be made by reacting magnesium carbonate and hydrobromic acids, and collecting the solid left after evaporation.[3]

As suggested by its easy conversion to various hydrates, anhydrous MgBr2 is a Lewis acid. In the coordination polymer with the formula MgBr2(dioxane)2, Mg2+ adopts an octahedral geometry.[5]

Uses

Magnesium bromide is used as a Lewis acid catalyst in some organic synthesis, e.g., in aldol reaction.[6] In organosilicon chemistry, magnesium bromide forms adducts R2SiXMgBr2.[7]

Magnesium bromide also has been used as a tranquilizer.[3]

Magnesium bromide modifies the catalytic properties of palladium on charcoal.[8]

Magnesium bromide hexahydrate has properties as a flame retardant. It was found that if 0.125 mol/L of magnesium bromide hexahydrate was added to a cotton material it acted as a flame retardant.[9]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–67. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. ^ Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
  3. ^ a b c Gruyter, W. Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter & Company: Berlin, 1993; 612
  4. ^ a b Lewis, R.J. Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 15th ed.; John Wiley &Sons Inc.:New York, 2007; 777
  5. ^ Fischer, Reinald; Görls, Helmar; Meisinger, Philippe R.; Suxdorf, Regina; Westerhausen, Matthias (2019). "Structure–Solubility Relationship of 1,4‐Dioxane Complexes of Di(hydrocarbyl)magnesium". Chemistry – A European Journal. 25 (55): 12830–12841. doi:10.1002/chem.201903120. PMC 7027550. PMID 31328293.
  6. ^ Evans, David A.; Tedrow, Jason S.; Shaw, Jared T.; Downey, C. Wade (2002). "Diastereoselective Magnesium Halide-Catalyzed anti-Aldol Reactions of Chiral N-Acyloxazolidinones". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124 (3): 392–393. doi:10.1021/ja0119548. PMID 11792206.
  7. ^ Lim, Young Mook; Cho, Hyeon Mo; Lee, Myong Euy; Baeck, Kyoung Koo (2006). "A Stable Magnesium Bromosilylenoid: Transmetalation of a Lithium Bromosilylenoid by Magnesium Bromide". Organometallics. 25 (21): 4960. doi:10.1021/om060589w.
  8. ^ Bouzide, Abderrahim (2002). "Magnesium Bromide Mediated Highly Diastereoselective Heterogeneous Hydrogenation of Olefins". Organic Letters. 4 (8): 1347–50. doi:10.1021/ol020032m. PMID 11950359.
  9. ^ Mostashari, S. M.; Fayyaz, F. (2008). "XRD characterization of the ashes from a burned cellulosic fabric impregnated with magnesium bromide hexahydrate as flame-retardant". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 92 (3): 845. doi:10.1007/s10973-007-8928-4. S2CID 94416902.
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  • MgB2
  • MgBr2
  • MgCO3
  • MgC2O4
  • MgC6H6O7
  • C12H10Mg3O14
  • C4H8MgN2O4
  • MgC14H10O4
  • MgCl2
  • Mg(ClO3)2
  • Mg(ClO4)2
  • MgF2
  • MgH2
  • Mg(HCO3)2
  • Mg(HCO2)2
  • MgHPO4
  • Mg(H2PO4)2
  • MgI2
  • Mg(NO3)2
  • MgO
  • MgO2
  • Mg(OH)2
  • Mg3(PO4)2
  • MgPo
  • MgSe
  • MgS
  • MgSO3
  • MgSO4
  • MgU2O7
  • Mg2Al3
  • Mg2Si
  • Mg5Ga2
  • Mg2SiO4
  • Mg2Si3O8
  • Mg3N2
  • Mg2(CrO4)2
  • C
    24
    H
    46
    MgO
    4
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Salts and covalent derivatives of the bromide ion
HBr He
LiBr BeBr2 BBr3
+BO3
CBr4
+C
NBr3
BrN3
NH4Br
NOBr
+N
Br2O
BrO2
Br2O3
Br2O5
BrF
BrF3
BrF5
Ne
NaBr MgBr2 AlBr
AlBr3
SiBr4 PBr3
PBr5
PBr7
+P
S2Br2
SBr2
BrCl Ar
KBr CaBr2
ScBr3 TiBr2
TiBr3
TiBr4
VBr2
VBr3
CrBr2
CrBr3
MnBr2 FeBr2
FeBr3
CoBr2 NiBr2
NiBr42−
CuBr
CuBr2
ZnBr2 GaBr3 GeBr2
GeBr4
AsBr3
+As
+AsO3
SeBr2
SeBr4
Br2 Kr
RbBr SrBr2 YBr3 ZrBr3
ZrBr4
NbBr5 MoBr2
MoBr3
MoBr4
TcBr4 RuBr3 RhBr3 PdBr2 AgBr CdBr2 InBr
InBr3
SnBr2
SnBr4
SbBr3
+Sb
-Sb
Te2Br
TeBr4
+Te
IBr
IBr3
XeBr2
CsBr BaBr2 * LuBr3 HfBr4 TaBr5 WBr5
WBr6
ReBr3 OsBr3
OsBr4
IrBr3
IrBr
4
PtBr2
PtBr4
AuBr
AuBr3
Hg2Br2
HgBr2
TlBr PbBr2 BiBr3 PoBr2
PoBr4
AtBr Rn
FrBr RaBr2 ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
 
* LaBr3 CeBr3 PrBr3 NdBr2
NdBr3
PmBr3 SmBr2
SmBr3
EuBr2
EuBr3
GdBr3 TbBr3 DyBr3 HoBr3 ErBr3 TmBr2
TmBr3
YbBr2
YbBr3
** AcBr3 ThBr4 PaBr4
PaBr5
UBr4
UBr5
NpBr3
NpBr4
PuBr3 AmBr2
AmBr3
CmBr3 BkBr3 CfBr3 EsBr2
EsBr3
Fm Md No
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Br(−I)
  • Br
  • CH3Br
  • CH2Br2
  • CHBr3
  • CBr4
  • HBr
  • C3H5Br
Br(−I,I)
  • Br3
Br(I)
  • BrCl
  • BrF
  • BrN3
  • BrNO3
  • Br2O
  • BrO
  • NBr3
Br(II)
Br(I,V)
  • Br2O3
Br(III)
  • BrF3
  • BrO2
Br(IV)
  • BrO2
Br(V)
  • BrF5
  • Br2O5
  • BrO3
  • BrOF3
  • BrO2F
Br(VII)
  • BrO4
  • BrO3F