Information card for entry 2102789

Structure parameters

• Common name: Magnesium chloride hydrate
• Chemical name: Magnesium chloride tetrahydrate
• Formula: Cl2 H8 Mg O4
• Calculated formula: Cl2 Mg O4
• Title of publication: Structures of three dehydration products of bischofite from <i>in situ</i> synchrotron powder diffraction data (MgCl~2~·<i>n</i>H~2~O; <i>n</i> = 1, 2, 4)
• Authors of publication: Sugimoto, Kunihisa; E. Dinnebier, Robert; Jonathan C. Hanson
• Journal of publication: Acta Crystallographica Section B
• Year of publication: 2007
• Journal volume: 63
• Journal issue: 2
• Pages of publication: 235 - 242
• a: 4.21616 ± 0.00013 Å
• b: 11.023 ± 0.0004 Å
• c: 7.2951 ± 0.0003 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 339.04 ± 0.02 ų
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 358 K
• Number of distinct elements: 4
• Space group number: 63
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: C m c m
• Hall space group symbol: -C 2c 2
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 0.92187 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: synchrotron
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: Yes