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Lanthanum(III) oxide

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Dilanthanum trioxide, Lanthanum oxide, Lanthanum trioxide, Lanthanum(3+) oxide

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Linear Formula:
La2O3
CAS Number:
1312-81-8
Molecular Weight:
325.81
EC Number:
215-200-5
MDL number:
MFCD00011071
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
PubChem Substance ID:
24851945
NACRES:
NA.23
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Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: lanthanum

density

6.51 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

O=[La]O[La]=O

InChI

1S/2La.3O

InChI key

KTUFCUMIWABKDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

La2O3 is a wide band gap p-type semiconductor with an empty Ln-4f shell and is widely used to prepare optical materials, dielectrics, and conductive ceramics. La2O3 can also be used as a catalyst in many organic transformations.

Application

Lanthanum(III) oxide can be used as a dopant to prepare radiation-shielding glasses. For example, it can be added to waste soda-lime glass to improve the linear attenuation coefficient and radiation shielding characteristics of the glass.

It can be used as a recyclable catalytic system for the synthesis of diphenyl sulfides and selenides and for the C-N cross-coupling of aryl halides with heteroaromatic amines.

It can also be used as a promoter or support material for the selective oxidation of methanol over gold catalyst.
Precursor to LAMOX fast ion conductors and superconductors.

Features and Benefits

  • High refractive index
  • Low dispersion
  • Colorless in the glass matrix
  • Efficient, inexpensive, and recyclable catalyst

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Anita J Vincent-Johnson et al.
Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal, 25(3), 035901-035901 (2012-12-12)
Upon excitation in thin oxide films by infrared radiation, radiative polaritons are formed with complex angular frequency ω, according to the theory of Kliewer and Fuchs (1966 Phys. Rev. 150 573). We show that radiative polaritons leak radiation with frequency
Hyun Ju Park et al.
Bioresource technology, 101 Suppl 1, S83-S85 (2009-07-29)
Fast pyrolysis of sewage sludge was carried out under different reaction conditions, and its effects on bio-oil characteristics were studied. The effect of metal oxide catalysts on the removal of chlorine in the bio-oil was also investigated for four types
Yuhui Ma et al.
Nanotoxicology, 5(4), 743-753 (2011-01-26)
With the increasing applications of metal-based nanoparticles in various commercial products, it is necessary to address their environmental fate and potential toxicity. In this work, we assessed the phytotoxicity of lanthanum oxide (La₂O₃) NPs to cucumber plants and determined its
Tiziano Montini et al.
ChemSusChem, 3(5), 619-628 (2010-04-28)
Glycerol is the main byproduct of biodiesel production and its increased production volume derives from the increasing demand for biofuels. The conversion of glycerol to hydrogen-rich mixtures presents an attractive route towards sustainable biodiesel production. Here we explored the use
Lukas C Gerber et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(32), 3869-3871 (2012-03-14)
Lanthanum oxide nanoparticles were utilized to scavenge phosphate from microbial growth media for the use of targeted nutrient starvation as an antimicrobial strategy. Only in phosphate poor environments a toxic effect was observed. The effect was shown on Escherichia coli
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