Magnesium formate

Magnesium formate
Names
	IUPAC name Magnesium diformate
Identifiers
CAS Number	(dihydrate)[1] 6150-82-9 (dihydrate)[1];
Properties
Chemical formula	Mg(HCO2)2
Solubility in water	14 g/100g at 0 °C; 14.4 g/100g at 20 °C; 20.5 g/100g at 80 °C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Magnesium formate is a magnesium salt of formic acid. It is an inorganic compound. It consists of a magnesium cation and formate anion. It can be prepared by reacting magnesium oxide with formic acid. The dihydrate is formed when crystallizing from the solution.^[2]

References

1 2 Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4-73. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
↑ D.Dollimore, J.P. Gupta, D.V.Nowell. The thermal decomposition of metal formates. II. Solid state thermal decomposition studies on magnesium formate dihydrate. Thermochimica Acta, 1979. 30 (1-2): 339-350. doi: 10.1016/0040-6031(79)85069-8.

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[crc-1] 1 2 Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4-73. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.

[2] D.Dollimore, J.P. Gupta, D.V.Nowell. The thermal decomposition of metal formates. II. Solid state thermal decomposition studies on magnesium formate dihydrate. Thermochimica Acta, 1979. 30 (1-2): 339-350. doi: 10.1016/0040-6031(79)85069-8.