Magnesium iodide, ultra dry, 99.996% (metals basis)

Magnesium iodide is used to prepare compounds for organic synthesis. It serves as a useful reagent in the Baylis-Hillman reaction. It reacts with cyclic sulfates of vic-diols in order to prepare the corresponding olefins.

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