Magnesium levulinate

Magnesium levulinate

Systematic (IUPAC) name
Magnesium 4-oxopentanoate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	Consumer Drug Information
MedlinePlus	a607062
Identifiers
ATC code	A12CC07
ChemSpider	9761676
Chemical data
Formula	C10H14MgO6
Molecular mass	254.520 g/mol
SMILES [Mg+2].O=C([O-])CCC(=O)C.[O-]C(=O)CCC(=O)C
InChI InChI=1S/2C5H8O3.Mg/c2*1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8;/h2*2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8);/q;;+2/p-2 Key:RECCGACJWKEPOU-UHFFFAOYSA-L
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Magnesium levulinate, the magnesium salt of levulinic acid, is a mineral supplement.

External links

• Ganjyal G, Fang Q, Hanna MA (2007). "Freezing points and small-scale deicing tests for salts of levulinic acid made from grain sorghum". Bioresour. Technol. 98 (15): 2814–8. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2006.07.042. PMID 17416518.