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Gadolinium(III) chloride hexahydrate

99% (titration)

Synonym(s):

Gadolinium trichloride hexahydrate

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Linear Formula:
GdCl3 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
371.70
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
form:
powder
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Quality Level

Assay

99% (titration)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: gadolinium

density

2.42 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Gd](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.Gd.6H2O/h3*1H;;6*1H2/q;;;+3;;;;;;/p-3

InChI key

PNYPSKHTTCTAMD-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Gadolinium(III) chloride hexahydrate (GdCl3.6H2O) can be used as a metal precursor in applications such as dual mode MRI contrasting agents. It can also be used as a catalyst in the preparation of one-pot synthesis of α-amino nitriles via one pot three component reaction.[1][2]

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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T 1-T 2 dual-modal MRI contrast agents based on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with surface attached gadolinium complexes
Szpak A, et al.
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16(11), 2678-2678 (2014)
Yuqi Yang et al.
Nano letters, 19(1), 441-448 (2018-12-19)
Nano contrast agents (Nano CA) are nanomaterials used to increase contrast in the medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the related relaxation mechanism of the Nano CA is not clear yet and little significant breakthrough in relaxivity enhancement has been
Lanthanum (III) nitrate hexahydrate or gadolinium (III) chloride hexahydrate catalyzed one-pot synthesis of alpha-amino nitriles
Narasimhulu M, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 264(1-2), 288-292 (2007)
Simone Rodrigues Silva et al.
Bioinorganic chemistry and applications, 2015, 942147-942147 (2015-09-09)
Complexes of gadolinium(III) with N-octanoyl-N-methylglucamine (L8) and N-decanoyl-N-methylglucamine (L10) with 1 : 2 stoichiometry were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and molar conductivity measurements. The transverse (r 2) and longitudinal (r 1) relaxivity
Suyun Hahn et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 177(16), 3795-3810 (2020-05-22)
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