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Lutetium(III) chloride

anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lutetium chloride, Lutetium trichloride

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Linear Formula:
LuCl3
CAS Number:
10099-66-8
Molecular Weight:
281.33
EC Number:
233-240-1
MDL number:
MFCD00011099
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24868595
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: lutetium

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis

mp

905 °C (lit.)

density

3.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Lu](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.Lu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

AEDROEGYZIARPU-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Application

Lutetium(III) chloride can be used:
  • As a precursor to synthesize chiral bridged lutetium catalyst for asymmetric hydroamination.
  • As a starting material to prepare doped lutetium oxide nanophosphors.
  • To fabricate scintillation detectors such as lutetium aluminum garnet (LuAG).

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Development of new technologies for the manufacturing of nanocrystalline scintillation materials
Nikoloz V Jalabadze, et al.
IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 55, 1514-1522 (2008)
A Chiral-Bridged Aminotroponiminate Complex of Lutetium as Catalyst for the Asymmetric Hydroamination
Nils Meyer, et al.
Organometallics, 25, 4179-4182 (2006)
Sanjay Kumar Saxena et al.
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