Re: magnesium

nelsonmj@plu.edu
Thu, 15 May 1997 20:17:56 -0700 (PDT)

I'm sure that other metals are used, but Mg is often used, I'm guessing,
because:
1) Its postion in the perodic table and 2+ charge
2) It is probably readily available and inexpensive

On Thu, 8 May 1997, mirror man wrote:

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> does anyone know why magnesium is the only metal used for organic
> synthesis? is it just the best metal to react so the other metals out
> there are just not mentioned?
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