Magnesium peroxide

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Magnesium peroxide
• CAS No.: 14452-57-4
• Deprecated CAS: 1312-95-4,1333-87-5,1333-87-5,1335-26-8
• Molecular Formula: MgO2
• Molecular Weight: 56.31
• European Community (EC) Number: 238-438-1,215-627-7
• UN Number: 1476
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID9049667
• Wikipedia: Magnesium peroxide,Magnesium_peroxide
• Mol file: 14452-57-4.mol

Synonyms:magnesium peroxide

Chemical Property of Magnesium peroxide

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: white powder
• Boiling Point: 150.2 °C at 760 mmHg
• PSA: 25.06000
• LogP: -0.13680
• Solubility.: Practically insoluble in water and in ethanol (96 per cent). It dissolves in dilute mineral acids.
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 55.9748709
• Heavy Atom Count: 3
• Complexity: 2.8
• Transport DOT Label: Oxidizer

Purity/Quality:

99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

MAGNESIUM PEROXIDE LIGHT 95.00% ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): O, C
• Hazard Codes: O,C
• Statements: 8-34
• Safety Statements: 17-36-45-36/37/39-27-26

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: [O-][O-].[Mg+2]
• Uses: Magnesium peroxide is used mainly in medicine for treating hyperacidity in the gastric intestinal tract, and in the treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and ketonuria. It is also used in the preparation of toothpaste and antiseptic ointments. All of these uses involve a mixture of magnesium peroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and an admixture of magnesium carbonate. Magnesium peroxide is also used in bleaching and agricultural applications. Bleaching and oxidizing agent, medicine (antacid).