IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Magnesium formate with Formic acid
Components:
   (1) Formic acid; CH2O2; [64-18-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Magnesium formate; Mg(CHO2)2; [557-39-1]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Kendall, J.; Adler, H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 43, 1470 (1921).

 Variables:


Prepared By:
   T. A. Ageyeva

 Experimental Remarks:
   Because of the relative insolubility of the metal salt in formic acid only one datum could be obtained. The following summarizes the result. The solubility of magnesium formate in formic acid at 298 K is 0.2 mol %.

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   Solubility values were measured by the freezing point method, but no details are given.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   The magnesium salt was prepared by dissolving magnesia in 90% formic acid and heating the product at 383 K. Nothing is stated about the purity of this salt. The formic acid was prepared by treating a c.p. product with B2O3 and then distilling in vacuo until a product melting above 281.6 K was obtained.

 Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: No information is given.
   Temperature: No information is given.