MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE [show]

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

Magnesium chloride [show]

General Information

Mainterm	MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
Doc Type	ASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)	7786-30-3
Regnum	177.1650 172.560 184.1426

From www.fda.gov

Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	5360315
IUPAC Name	magnesium;dichloride
InChI	InChI=1S/2ClH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChI Key	TWRXJAOTZQYOKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES	[Mg+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Molecular Formula	MgCl2· 6H2O
Wikipedia	magnesium chloride anhydrous

From Pubchem

Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	95.205
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	2
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	0.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c Q A A A A A G A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	0.0
Monoisotopic Mass	93.923
Exact Mass	93.923
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	3
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	3

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Inorganic compounds
Superclass	Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
Class	Alkaline earth metal salts
Subclass	Alkaline earth metal chlorides
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Alkaline earth metal chlorides
Alternative Parents	Inorganic chloride salts
Molecular Framework	Not available
Substituents	Alkaline earth metal chloride - Inorganic chloride salt - Inorganic salt
Description	This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkaline earth metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a lanthanide.

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