Title: Magnesium Chlorate

CAS Registry Number: 10326-21-3

Molecular Formula: Cl2MgO6

Molecular Weight: 191.21

Percent Composition: Cl 37.08%, Mg 12.71%, O 50.20%

Line Formula: Mg(ClO3)2

 

Derivative Type: Hexahydrate

Properties: White, very deliquesc crystals or cryst powder; bitter taste; d 1.80. mp ~35°. Sol in 0.9 part water; slightly sol in alcohol. Keep well closed. LD50 orally in rats: 5.25 g/kg, Ulrich, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 35, 1 (1929).

Melting point: mp ~35°

Density: d 1.80

Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: 5.25 g/kg, Ulrich, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 35, 1 (1929)