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Dimethylmagnesium is an organomagnesium compound with the chemical formula . It is a white pyrophoric solid. Dimethylmagnesium is used in the synthesis of organometallic compounds.

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Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H6Mg
Molecular weight
54.37 g/mol
IUPAC name
magnesium carbanide

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Mass
54.031992
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chemical formula
C₂H₆Mg
canonical SMILES
[CH3-].[CH3-].[Mg+2]
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Dimethylmagnesium
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Dimethylmagnesium is an organomagnesium compound with the chemical formula . It is a white pyrophoric solid. Dimethylmagnesium is used in the synthesis of organometallic compounds.

==Preparation== Like other dialkylmagnesium compounds, dimethylmagnesium is prepared by adding dioxane to a solution of methylmagnesium halide:

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