Magnesium perchlorate

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Magnesium perchlorate
Magnesium perchlorate
Identifiers
10034-81-8 YesY
ChemSpider 23223 YesY
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
PubChem 24840
RTECS number SC8925000
  • InChI=1S/2ClHO4.Mg/c2*2-1(3,4)5;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2 YesY
    Key: MPCRDALPQLDDFX-UHFFFAOYSA-L YesY
  • InChI=1/2ClHO4.Mg/c2*2-1(3,4)5;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: MPCRDALPQLDDFX-NUQVWONBAH
  • [Mg+2].O=Cl(=O)(=O)[O-].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O
Properties
Mg(ClO4)2
Molar mass 223.206 g/mol
Appearance white powder,
deliquescent
Odor odorless
Density 2.21 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.98 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point 251 °C (484 °F; 524 K) (anhydrous)
95-100 °C (hexahydrate)
Boiling point decomposition
99.3 g/100 mL
Solubility in ethanol 23.96 g/100 mL
Vapor pressure {{{value}}}
Related compounds
Other cations
Calcium perchlorate
Barium perchlorate
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

Magnesium perchlorate is a powerful oxidizing agent, with the formula Mg(ClO4)2. It is also a superior drying agent for gas analysis.

Magnesium perchlorate decomposes at 250 °C.[1] The heat of formation is -568.90 kJ mol−1.[2]

The enthalpy of solution is quite high, so reactions are done in large amounts of water to dilute it.

It is sold under the trade name anhydrone. Manufacture of this product on a semi-industrial scale was first performed by G. Frederick Smith Ph.D. in his garage in Urbana Illinois, but later at a permanent facility in Columbus, OH called G. Frederick Smith Chemical Co. He sold the magnesium perchlorate to A. H. Thomas Co., now Thomas Scientific, under the trade name Dehydrite.

It is used as desiccant to dry gas or air samples,[3][4] but is no longer advised, for use as a general desiccant, due to hazards inherent in perchlorates.[5] It is dried by heating at 250 °C under vacuum.

Magnesium perchlorate is created by the reaction of magnesium hydroxide and perchloric acid.

References

  1. CRC Handbook
  2. Lange's
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