Chemical Properties
clear slightly yellow solution
Uses
Magnesium Methyl Carbonate Solution (2.0 M in DMF) is used to prepare synthetic oleanane and ursane triterpenoids as active inhibitors of nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages.
Reactivity Profile
Magnesium methyl carbonate is an agent for the α-carboxylation of nitroalkanes, ketones, lactones, hydantoins, and phenols.
Synthesis
Magnesium methyl carbonate could be prepared in situ by saturating a solution (2 M) of Magnesium Methoxide in DMF with Carbon Dioxide. It is assumed to have the formula MeOMgOCO2Me.(CO2)n where n varies with temperature and solvent.
