Magnesium sulfide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    12032-36-9

    Molecular formula
    MgS

    SMILES
    [Mg]=S

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 82.34%
    Pungent 46.0%
    Sulfurous 33.21%
    Garlic 28.58%
    Alliaceous 25.35%
    Radish 23.8%
    Onion 18.14%
    Sharp 18.04%
    Cooked 15.23%
    Burnt 14.23%

     

    Flavor
    Pungent 44.33%
    Odorless 43.13%
    Mustard 36.57%
    Bitter 34.52%
    Sulfur 33.05%
    Garlic 27.18%
    Rotten 26.19%
    Formyl 24.27%
    Vinegar 22.26%
    Decomposing cabbage 21.51%

     

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    -8.65 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    56.37 g/mol

    Flash point

    • -66.2 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Magnesium sulfide
    • Magnesium sulfide (MgS)
    • Magnesium sulphide
    • UNII-TWD834A2KD
    • TWD834A2KD
    • DTXSID2065179
    • EINECS 234-771-1
    • RefChem:155269
    • DTXCID6033588
    • MAGNESIUM SULFIDE [INCI]
    • MAGNESIUM MONOSULFIDE
    • 12032-36-9
    • sulfanylidenemagnesium
    • (Sulfido)magnesium
    • SCHEMBL29351059
    • Magnesium Boride (MgB2) Sputtering Targets
    • 12032-36-9

  • Applications

    Magnesium sulfide is commonly used as a sulfide source for the synthesis of metal sulfide materials used in electronics, optoelectronics, catalysis, and energy storage; it also serves as a reagent in laboratory-scale synthesis and materials research to deliver sulfide ions or to prepare sulfide compounds. Some studies consider magnesium sulfide a potential wide-bandgap semiconductor for electronic/optoelectronic devices and it may be used as a precursor in deposition processes (e.g., chemical vapor deposition) or solid-state synthesis to produce sulfide films or nanoparticles.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 591.43
    methanol 799.44
    isopropanol 394.94
    water 23.54
    ethyl acetate 203.93
    n-propanol 373.33
    acetone 485.8
    n-butanol 324.41
    acetonitrile 258.81
    DMF 975.19
    toluene 90.22
    isobutanol 221.42
    1,4-dioxane 483.64
    methyl acetate 227.23
    THF 638.08
    2-butanone 263.23
    n-pentanol 213.17
    sec-butanol 270.44
    n-hexane 25.77
    ethylene glycol 297.38
    NMP 520.67
    cyclohexane 39.6
    DMSO 879.73
    n-butyl acetate 157.03
    n-octanol 114.89
    chloroform 316.72
    n-propyl acetate 139.95
    acetic acid 565.7
    dichloromethane 273.09
    cyclohexanone 310.47
    propylene glycol 222.9
    isopropyl acetate 117.05
    DMAc 423.59
    2-ethoxyethanol 323.33
    isopentanol 207.33
    n-heptane 36.57
    ethyl formate 186.74
    1,2-dichloroethane 206.05
    n-hexanol 216.44
    2-methoxyethanol 652.05
    isobutyl acetate 83.61
    tetrachloromethane 88.51
    n-pentyl acetate 114.79
    transcutol 539.84
    n-heptanol 126.39
    ethylbenzene 37.5
    MIBK 128.73
    2-propoxyethanol 348.15
    tert-butanol 350.33
    MTBE 189.16
    2-butoxyethanol 219.32
    propionic acid 303.7
    o-xylene 58.33
    formic acid 336.94
    diethyl ether 252.55
    m-xylene 62.4
    p-xylene 48.81
    chlorobenzene 112.0
    dimethyl carbonate 121.42
    n-octane 14.29
    formamide 413.86
    cyclopentanone 409.29
    2-pentanone 239.21
    anisole 115.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 241.25
    gamma-butyrolactone 382.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 411.26
    pyridine 325.4
    3-pentanone 160.17
    furfural 379.7
    n-dodecane 13.83
    diethylene glycol 391.07
    diisopropyl ether 72.8
    tert-amyl alcohol 236.43
    acetylacetone 231.03
    n-hexadecane 14.61
    acetophenone 100.57
    methyl propionate 187.54
    isopentyl acetate 116.62
    trichloroethylene 314.2
    n-nonanol 95.98
    cyclohexanol 223.14
    benzyl alcohol 126.59
    2-ethylhexanol 107.86
    isooctanol 92.9
    dipropyl ether 137.1
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 93.28
    ethyl lactate 88.79
    propylene carbonate 200.64
    n-methylformamide 464.78
    2-pentanol 211.46
    n-pentane 43.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 247.06
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 149.47
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 148.04
    mesitylene 41.93
    ε-caprolactone 225.65
    p-cymene 40.92
    epichlorohydrin 331.3
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 171.83
    2-aminoethanol 354.01
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 565.29
    sulfolane 433.55
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 21.21
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 347.35
    n-hexyl acetate 129.31
    isooctane 18.6
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 228.45
    sec-butyl acetate 79.92
    tert-butyl acetate 128.21
    decalin 16.39
    glycerin 341.0
    diglyme 382.03
    acrylic acid 289.05
    isopropyl myristate 56.72
    n-butyric acid 326.92
    acetyl acetate 128.64
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 59.69
    ethyl propionate 102.03
    nitromethane 557.37
    1,2-diethoxyethane 191.07
    benzonitrile 137.69
    trioctyl phosphate 52.85
    1-bromopropane 131.19
    gamma-valerolactone 472.62
    n-decanol 76.28
    triethyl phosphate 53.29
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 108.94
    propionitrile 191.48
    vinylene carbonate 196.89
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 313.84
    DMS 103.92
    cumene 31.1
    2-octanol 84.9
    2-hexanone 149.66
    octyl acetate 76.54
    limonene 67.02
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 390.05
    ethyl orthosilicate 57.2
    tributyl phosphate 57.27
    diacetone alcohol 195.9
    N,N-dimethylaniline 87.94
    acrylonitrile 238.8
    aniline 159.41
    1,3-propanediol 416.46
    bromobenzene 95.4
    dibromomethane 195.76
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 250.12
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 71.92
    tetrabutyl urea 84.47
    diisobutyl methanol 72.16
    2-phenylethanol 133.28
    styrene 54.77
    dioctyl adipate 73.51
    dimethyl sulfate 179.26
    ethyl butyrate 105.85
    methyl lactate 156.3
    butyl lactate 101.16
    diethyl carbonate 66.88
    propanediol butyl ether 200.47
    triethyl orthoformate 83.41
    p-tert-butyltoluene 43.07
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 103.44
    morpholine 542.91
    tert-butylamine 210.85
    n-dodecanol 61.76
    dimethoxymethane 416.89
    ethylene carbonate 159.18
    cyrene 134.54
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 147.19
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 96.29
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 113.26
    4-methylpyridine 255.01
    dibutyl ether 98.08
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 72.16
    DEF 298.39
    dimethyl isosorbide 196.92
    tetrachloroethylene 208.62
    eugenol 130.06
    triacetin 108.29
    span 80 154.12
    1,4-butanediol 181.11
    1,1-dichloroethane 188.42
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 148.4
    methyl formate 309.09
    2-methyl-1-butanol 199.82
    n-decane 19.09
    butyronitrile 196.75
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 91.13
    1-chlorooctane 59.31
    1-chlorotetradecane 29.11
    n-nonane 18.83
    undecane 15.81
    tert-butylcyclohexane 18.47
    cyclooctane 15.03
    cyclopentanol 274.67
    tetrahydropyran 362.88
    tert-amyl methyl ether 145.57
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 263.19
    1-hexene 76.76
    2-isopropoxyethanol 203.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 189.56
    methyl butyrate 143.69

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IFRA standard 51

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