Magnesium ozonide is a compound with the formula
Mg O3. Much like other
ozonide
Ozonide is the polyatomic anion . Cyclic organic compounds formed by the addition of ozone () to an alkene are also called ozonides.
Ionic ozonides
Inorganic ozonides are dark red salts. The anion has the bent shape of the ozone molecule.
Inor ...
s, it is only stable at low temperatures.
Unlike other ozonide compounds, magnesium ozonide is white rather than the typical red colour.
Preparation
Magnesium ozonide can be made by passing a dilute mixture of ozone in nitrogen gas and over magnesium at -259 °C.
Magnesium bisonozide
Magnesium is also known to form bisozonide complexes, containing Mg(O
3)
2 complexed with argon or carbon monoxide, in an argon matrix.
References
Ozonides
Magnesium compounds
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