Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a magnesium ethoxide having a high coarse particle content in a simple and economic manner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for making a magnesium ethoxide having a high coarse particle content that is simple and economically feasible.
Surprisingly, it has now been found that particulate magnesium ethoxide having a high coarse particle content can be obtained in a simple and economical manner by the present invention, the first embodiment of which relates to EL process for preparing particulate magnesium ethoxide having a coarse grain content, includinig reacting metallic, optionally activated, magnesium with liquid ethanol under pressure at a temperature above 78°C.