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Beryllium sulfate tetrahydrate

99.99% trace metals basis

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Linear Formula:
BeSO4 · 4H2O
CAS Number:
7787-56-6
Molecular Weight:
177.14
EC Number:
236-842-2
MDL number:
MFCD00149156
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24852118
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

99.99% trace metals basis

density

1.713 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Be++].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/Be.H2O4S.4H2O/c;1-5(2,3)4;;;;/h;(H2,1,2,3,4);4*1H2/q+2;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

DIMYTQPLZWDZFE-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Used in study of the dicarboxylate chelation of beryllium in an attempt to understand its physiological chemistry.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Carc. 1B Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system, Skin,Respiratory Tract

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Michael Schmidt et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 36(10), 2040-2043 (1997-05-07)
Maleic and phthalic acids are found to react with Be(OH)(2), generated in situ from BeSO(4)(aq) and Ba(OH)(2)(aq), in aqueous solution at pH 3.0 or 4.4, respectively (25 degrees C), to give solutions containing the complexes (H(2)O)(2)Be[(OOCCH)(2)] (1) and (H(2)O)(2)Be[(OOC)(2)C(6)H(4)] (3).
Priyatham Gorjala et al.
Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 23(6), 1061-1073 (2010-06-16)
In fibroblasts, beryllium salt causes activation of the p53 transcription factor and induction of a senescence-like state. It is not known whether Be(2+) can affect the proliferation of cancer cells, which are generally unsusceptible to senescence. A172 glioblastoma and RKO
Richard T Sawyer et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 38(7), 928-937 (2005-03-08)
Beryllium (Be), the etiologic agent of chronic beryllium disease, is a toxic metal that induces apoptosis in human alveolar macrophages. We tested the hypothesis that Be stimulates the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which plays a role in Be-induced
Chronic beryllium disease: T cell recognition of a metal presented by HLA-DP.
A P Fontenot et al.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.), 100(1), 4-14 (2001-06-21)
Kirsten J Taylor-McCabe et al.
Proteomics, 6(5), 1663-1675 (2006-02-01)
Beryllium is the second lightest metal, has a high melting point and high strength-to-weight ratio, and is chemically stable. These unique chemical characteristics make beryllium metal an ideal choice as a component material for a wide variety of applications in
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