Magnesium chlorate

Magnesium chlorate refers to inorganic compounds with the chemical formula Mg(ClO3)2(H2O)x. The anhydrous (x = 0), dihydrate (x = 2), and hexahydrate (x = 6) are known. These are thermally labile white solids. The hexahydrate has been identified on the Martian surface.

Magnesium chlorate
Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium dichlorate hexahydrate
Systematic IUPAC name
Magnesium dichlorate
Other names
  • Magnesium(II) chlorate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.634
EC Number
  • 233-711-1
UNII
UN number 2723
  • InChI=1S/2ClHO3.Mg/c2*2-1(3)4;/h2*(H,2,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: NNNSKJSUQWKSAM-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • (dihydrate): InChI=1S/2ClHO3.Mg.2H2O/c2*2-1(3)4;;;/h2*(H,2,3,4);;2*1H2/q;;+2;;/p-2
    Key: YTXOASNCVSJHNM-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • (hexahydrate): InChI=1S/2ClHO3.Mg.6H2O/c2*2-1(3)4;;;;;;;/h2*(H,2,3,4);;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2
    Key: XKPLAISKKLSAQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Cl(=O)(=O)[O-].Cl(=O)(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]
  • (dihydrate): O.O.[Mg+2].[O-]Cl(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)=O
  • (hexahydrate): O.O.O.O.O.O.[O-]Cl(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)=O.[Mg+2]
Properties
Mg(ClO3)2
Molar mass 191.20 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 1.747 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point 35 °C (95 °F; 308 K)
Boiling point 120 °C (248 °F; 393 K) (decomposition)
114 g/100 ml (0 °C)
123 g/100 ml (10 °C)
135 g/100 ml (20 °C)
155 g/100 ml (30 °C)
178 g/100 ml (50 °C)
242 g/100 ml (60 °C)
268 g/100 ml (100 °C)
Solubility in acetone Soluble
Structure
Monoclinic
P21/c
a = 6.39 Å, b = 6.51 Å, c = 13.90 Å
α = 90°, β = 100.3°, γ = 90°
590.1 Å3
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H302, H332
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
6348 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other cations
Calcium chlorate
Strontium chlorate
Barium chlorate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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