Methylmagnesium chloride
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Methylmagnesium chloride is an organometallic compound with the general formula CH3MgCl. This highly flammable, colorless, and moisture sensitive material is the simplest Grignard reagent and is commercially available, usually as a solution in tetrahydrofuran.
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chlorido(methyl)magnesium | |
Other names
(chloromagnesio)methane | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.573 |
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CH3MgCl | |
Molar mass | 74.79 g/mol |
Appearance | colorless solid |
Reacts with water | |
Solubility | soluble in diethyl ether and THF |
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Flammable, Reacts with water |
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H225, H250, H260, H314 | |
P210, P222, P223, P231+P232, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P334, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P403+P235, P405, P422, P501 | |
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Flash point | −17 °C (1 °F; 256 K) |
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Related compounds |
Phenylmagnesium bromide, Dibutylmagnesium |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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