Magnesium carbonate, Mg CO3 (archaic name magnesia alba), is an inorganic salt that is a white solid.Several hydrated and basic forms of magnesium carbonate also exist as minerals.orms [edit]. The most common magnesium carbonate forms are the anhydrous salt called magnesite (MgCO 3) and the di, tri, and pentahydrates known as barringtonite (MgCO 3 Â·2 H 2 O), nesquehonite (MgCO 3 Â·3 H 2 O), and lansfordite (MgCO 3 Â·5 H 2 O), respectively.
Reaction type: Nucleophilic Substitution (SN1 or SN2). Summary: 1  When treated with HBr or HCl alcohols typically undergo a nucleophilic substitution reaction to generate an alkyl halide and water.eaction of Alcohols with other Halogenating agents (SOCl2, PX3). Reaction type: Nucleophilic Substitution (SN1 or SN2). Summary: 1  Alcohols can also be converted to alkyl chlorides using thionyl chloride, SOCl2, or phosphorous trichloride, PCl3.
Once the reaction is ignited by a spark, these hydrocarbons burn to form CO 2 and H 2 O and give off between 45 and 50 kJ of energy per gram of fuel consumed. In the presence of light, or at high temperatures, alkanes react with halogens to form alkyl halides.Reaction with chlorine gives an alkyl chloride.lkenes and Alkynes. Unsaturated hydrocarbons such as alkenes and alkynes are much more reactive than the parent alkanes. They react rapidly with bromine, for example, to add a Br 2 molecule across the C=C double bond. This reaction provides a way to test for alkenes or alkynes.