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magnesium sulfate
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chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Magnesium sulfate is a chemical compound with the formula MgSO₄. It has a mass of 119.937 and a density of 2.66. The substance features a melting point of 1137 and a standard enthalpy of formation of -1288.8. Its defined daily dose is 7.
In terms of molecular properties, magnesium sulfate has a charge of 0 and a topological polar surface area of 88.6. It contains no hydrogen bond donors but has four hydrogen bond acceptors. The canonical SMILES notation for the compound is [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Mg+2].
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Chemical data
- Formula
- MgO4S
- Molecular weight
- 120.37 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- magnesium sulfate
- SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]
- InChIKey
- CSNNHWWHGAXBCP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 88.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1981
- Admin. routes
- oral, parenteral
- Indications
- preeclampsia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, asphyxia neonatorum, asthma
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Research
12,101 papers- Management of pain using magnesium sulphate: a narrative review.ReviewPostgraduate medicine · 2022Soleimanpour H, Imani F, Dolati S et al.DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2022.2035092
- Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate for Improved Preterm Neonatal Outcomes: A Review of Guidelines.ReviewObstetrical & gynecological survey · 2020Tsakiridis I, Mamopoulos A, Athanasiadis A et al.DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000778
- Safety and efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate in the management of Tetanus: A systematic review.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Nepal G, Coghlan MA, Yadav JK et al.DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13667
- Do women with pre-eclampsia, and their babies, benefit from magnesium sulphate? The Magpie Trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2002Altman D, Carroli G, Duley L et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)08778-0
- Is magnesium sulfate by the intrathecal route efficient and safe?ReviewAnnales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation · 2011Mebazaa MS, Ouerghi S, Frikha N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2010.12.005
- Magnesium Sulfate as an Adjunct to Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Management of Term Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized, Parallel-Group, Controlled Trial.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Kumar C, Adhisivam B, Bobby Z et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12098-022-04289-8
- Antenatal magnesium sulphate.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2010Peebles DM, Marlow N, Brocklehurst PDOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6004
- Efficacy of intravenous magnesium sulfate infusion on postoperative pain and quality of recovery for septorhinoplasty: a randomized controlled study.Acta oto-laryngologica · 2023Kilic K, Sakat MS, Sahin A et al.DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2023.2289584
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 119.937
- Manufacturer
- Pfizer
- Image
- Magnesium sulfate anhydrous.jpg
- Has use
- medication
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- Commons category
- Magnesium sulfate
- chemical formula
- MgSO₄
- canonical SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]
- subject has role
- tocolytic uterine relaxants
- density
- 2.66
- melting point
- 1137
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -1288.8
- defined daily dose
- 7
- different from
- magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Magnesium sulfate or magnesium sulphate is a chemical compound, a salt with the formula MgSO4, consisting of magnesium cations Mg (20.19% by mass) and sulfate anions SO2−4. It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in water.
Magnesium sulfate is usually encountered in the form of a hydrate MgSO4·nH2O, for various values of n between 1 and 11. The most common is the heptahydrate MgSO4·7H2O, known as Epsom salt, which is a household chemical with many traditional uses, including bath salts.
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