Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) hydrate (1:6)

CAS Registry Number®

7791-18-6

CAS Name

Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) hydrate (1:6)

Molecular Formula

Cl2Mg.6H2O

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    116.7 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.56 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/2ClH.Mg.6H2O/h2*1H;;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=DHRRIBDTHFBPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Mg](Cl)Cl.O

Canonical SMILES

Cl[Mg]Cl.O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Magnesium chloride (MgCl2), hydrate (1:6)
  • Magnesium chloride, hexahydrate
  • Magnesium chloride (MgCl2), hexahydrate
  • Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) hydrate (1:6)
  • Magnesium dichloride hexahydrate

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