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Lutetium(III) chloride hexahydrate

≥99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lutetium trichloride hydrate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
LuCl3 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
389.42
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

assay

≥99.99% trace metals basis

form

crystalline

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: lutetium

impurities

≤100 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Lu](Cl)Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

SJOQNHYDCUXYED-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Lutetium(III) chloride hexahydrate can be used:
  • As a starting material to prepare luminescent lutetium aluminum garnet for the preparation of optical ceramics.
  • To fabricate a modified glassy carbon electrode to detect sulfite in tap water.
  • As a precursor to prepare LuPO4 nanophosphors for bioimaging.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Low temperature synthesis and optical properties of the R2O3:Eu3+ nanophosphors (R3+: Y, Gd and Lu) using TMA complexes as precursors
I.G.N. Silva, et al.
Optical Materials, 40, 41-48 (2015)
Electrochemical synthesis of lutetium (III) hexacyanoferrate/poly (taurine) modified glassy carbon electrode for the sensitive detection of sulfite in tap water
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 165 , B469-B469 (2018)
LuPO4:Nd3+ nanophosphors for dual-mode deep tissue NIR-II luminescence/CT imaging
Xiaodan Wang, et al
Journal of Luminescence, 209, 420-426 (2019)
Radiation-induced preparation of pure and Ce-doped lutetium aluminium garnet and its luminescent properties
Jan Barta, et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 16590-16597 (2012)
Effect of heat-treatment temperature on the luminescent properties of Lu2O3:Eu film prepared by Pechini sol?gel method
Hai Guo, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 1, 245-250 (2005)

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