Activated magnesium metal

US6197089A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Goldschmidt, A.G · DE

Inventors

• Georg Frommeyer · Erkrath, DE
• Wilfried Knott · Essen, DE
• Andreas Weier · Essen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 23, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2001
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C22B26/22
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to activated magnesium metal, to a method of activating magnesium metal and to its use for the preparation of organomagnesium compounds. The activated magnesium metal is obtainable by reacting molten magnesium metal with magnesium hydride; or by heating a mixture of magnesium metal and magnesium hydride until molten.