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Dimagnesium phosphate
Names
Other names Magnesium hydrogen phosphate; Magnesium phosphate dibasic
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.930 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 231-823-5
E number E343(ii) (antioxidants, ...)
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/Mg.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+2;/p-2Key: MHJAJDCZWVHCPF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
  • O=P()(O).
Properties
Chemical formula HMgO4P
Molar mass 120.283 g·mol
Density 2.13 g/cm3 trihydrate
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 0: Exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible material. E.g. sodium chlorideFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Dimagnesium phosphate is a compound with formula MgHPO4. It is a Mg salt of monohydrogen phosphate. The trihydrate is well known, occurring as a mineral.

It can be formed by reaction of stoichiometric quantities of magnesium oxide with phosphoric acid.

MgO + H3PO4 → MgHPO4 + H2O

Dissolving monomagnesium phosphate in water, forms phosphoric acid and depositing a solid precipitate of dimagnesium phosphate trihydrate:

Mg(H2PO4)2 + 3 H2O → Mg(HPO4)3H2O + H3PO4

The compound is used as a nutritional supplement, especially for infants and athletes. Its E number is E343.

See also

References

  1. Klaus Schrödter; Gerhard Bettermann; Thomas Staffel; Friedrich Wahl; Thomas Klein; Thomas Hofmann (2008). "Phosphoric Acid and Phosphates". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_465.pub3. ISBN 978-3527306732. S2CID 94458523.
  2. relevant part of the German “Zusatzstoff-Zulassungsverordnung Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine”, the official German implementation of the respective regulation of the European Union
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