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MgAl2Cl8

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· JVASP-26182· MgAl2Cl8

MgAl2Cl8 is an organometallic compound in the magnesium-aluminum chloride family, typically encountered as a Lewis acid catalyst or precursor in synthetic chemistry rather than as a structural engineering material. This compound is primarily used in laboratory and industrial synthesis settings, particularly in Friedel-Crafts reactions and as a cocatalyst in polymerization processes, where its strong electrophilic character enables selective organic transformations. Engineers and chemists select this material when precise catalytic activity and controlled reaction conditions are critical, though it is highly reactive with moisture and requires specialized handling and storage protocols.

organic synthesis catalysisFriedel-Crafts reactionspolymerization processesLewis acid catalysisresearch/laboratory chemistryspecialty chemical manufacturing

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.07757	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	5.205	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	3.076	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000491	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000142	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-84.28	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	401.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01170	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.694	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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