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Barium

rod, diam. ~2 cm, ≥99% trace metals basis

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Ba
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
137.33
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥99% trace metals basis

form

rod

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

50.0 μΩ-cm, 20°C

diam.

~2 cm

impurities

≤2% 2-ethylhexyl dihydrogenphosphate and tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
0.5% strontium

bp

1640 °C (lit.)

mp

725 °C (lit.)

density

3.6 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ba]

InChI

1S/Ba

InChI key

DSAJWYNOEDNPEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Critical for the synthesis of pure Ba21M2O5HX (M = Ge, SI, Ga, In, Tl) suboxide Zintl phases.3
Promotes anchorage-independent growth and invasion of human HaCaT keratinocytes via c-SRC kinase activation

Reactant for synthesis of heterobimetallic alkaline earth complexes

Commonly used for medicinal purposes, particularly for visualization of the gastrointestinal tract

Reactant involved in:
  • Interactions with fused quartz
  • Aggregation of alginate-coated iron oxide nanoparticles

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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N. D. Thang, et al.,
PLoS ONE, 6 (2011)
D. P. Daniels, et al.,
Dalton Transactions (2011)
Patrick L Hayes et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 112(4), 660-668 (2008-01-10)
Inorganic anions and cations are ubiquitous in environmental chemistry. Here, we use second harmonic generation to track the interaction of the environmentally important metal cations barium, strontium, and cadmium and the nitrate anion with fused quartz/water interfaces at pH 7.
Kai Loon Chen et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 23(11), 5920-5928 (2007-05-02)
Early-stage aggregation kinetics studies of alginate-coated hematite nanoparticles in solutions containing alkaline-earth metal cations revealed enhanced aggregation rates in the presence of Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+, but not with Mg2+. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging of the aggregates provided evidence
Alan S Rosman et al.
The American journal of medicine, 120(3), 203-210 (2007-03-14)
Published studies have reported a wide range of sensitivities and specificities for computed tomographic (CT) colonography for polyp detection, generating controversy regarding its diagnostic accuracy. A meta-analysis of published studies comparing the accuracies of CT colonography and colonoscopy for polyp

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