Magnesium carbonates

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

MAGNESIUM CARBONATE [show]

General Information

Chemical name	Magnesium carbonates
E No.	E 504
INS.	504
CAS number	546-93-0
Group	No
Component of the group	Group I, Additives (Group I) Carbonates (E 500 - 504)

From webgate.ec.europa.eu

Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):

category(ies)	Individual restriction(s)/exception(s)	footnote
Ripened cheese (1.7.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013) Salt (12.1.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)	quantum satis
Cheese products (excluding products falling in category 16) (1.7.6)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)	quantum satis , only ripened products

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Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	11029
IUPAC Name	magnesium;carbonate
InChI	InChI=1S/CH2O3.Mg/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2
InChI Key	ZLNQQNXFFQJAID-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES	C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Mg+2]
Molecular Formula	MgCO3· nH2O
Wikipedia	magnesium carbonate

From Pubchem

Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	84.313
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	3
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	18.8
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c Q A A M A A A 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 g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A I A A A 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 = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	63.2
Monoisotopic Mass	83.97
Exact Mass	83.97
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	5
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	2

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic acids and derivatives
Class	Organic carbonic acids and derivatives
Subclass	Organic carbonic acids
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Organic carbonic acids
Alternative Parents	Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic salts Carbonyl compounds Carbonate salts Organic oxides
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Carbonate salt - Carbonic acid - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic salt - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic carbonic acids. These are compounds comprising the carbonic acid functional group.

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