5661. Magnesium Chlorate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10326-21-3
Cl2MgO6; mol wt 191.21.
Cl 37.08%, Mg 12.71%, O 50.20%.
Mg(ClO3)2.

Derivative

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. Oxidizer. Keep well closed. LD50 orally in rats: 5.25 g/kg, Ulrich, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 35, 1 (1929).