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Gallium(III) chloride solution

0.5 M in pentane

Synonym(s):

Gallium chloride, Gallium trichloride, Trichlorogallium

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Linear Formula:
GaCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.08
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

liquid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: gallium

concentration

0.5 M in pentane

bp

35 °C

density

0.688 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

Cl[Ga](Cl)Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

UPWPDUACHOATKO-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

<-26.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

< -32.2 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Acute and chronic effects of gallium chloride (GaCl3) on tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) larvae.
H C Lin et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 60(6), 931-935 (1998-06-12)
Kee-Lung Chang et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 193(2), 209-217 (2003-12-03)
Gallium is commonly used in the semiconductor industry and medical field. Biologically, gallium is able to interrupt iron metabolism. Exposure to gallium has been shown to affect the human immune system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the
Muralidhar L Hegde et al.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 22(1-2), 19-31 (2004-01-27)
Previously, we evidenced a B --> Z helical change in Alzheimer's brain genomic DNA, leading to a hypothesis that Alzheimer's disease (AD) etiological factors such as aluminum (Al), amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide, and Tau might play a role in modulating
P Collery et al.
Anticancer research, 20(2A), 955-958 (2000-05-16)
The effects of two gallium (Ga) compounds, Ga chloride (GaCl3) and tris(8-quinolinolato)Ga (III) on the viability of A549 human malignant lung adenocarcinoma cells were investigated. The results demonstrated that both drugs reduced the viability of A549 cells but to different
T Inceboz et al.
Annals of nuclear medicine, 20(5), 345-348 (2006-08-02)
To assess the ability of 67Ga scintigraphy to detect the lesions of Echinococcus multilocularis (EM) infection. An animal model of EM infection was developed. The infected tissues taken from stock infection were placed into the abdominal cavity of uninfected animals

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