Magnesium fluoride

CAS Registry Number®

7783-40-6

CAS Name

Magnesium fluoride

Molecular Formula

F2Mg

Molecular Mass

62.30

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    2260 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    1263 °C

  • Density (3)

    3.148 g/cm³ (solid)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/2FH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=ORUIBWPALBXDOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Mg](F)F

Canonical SMILES

F[Mg]F

Other Names for this Substance

  • Magnesium fluoride (MgF2)
  • Magnesium fluoride
  • Irtran 1
  • Magnesium difluoride
  • Afluon

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

2252328-01-9

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