Basic information
- CAS
10138-52-0- Standard SMILES
[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Gd+3]- InChIKey
MEANOSLIBWSCIT-UHFFFAOYSA-K- Molecular formula
- Cl3Gd
- Average molar mass
- 263.6 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 262.83067
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Gadolinium(3+);trichloride
- IUPAC
- gadolinium(3+) trichloride
- English name
- GADOLINIUM CHLORIDE
- Molecular formula
- Cl3Gd
- Molecular weight
- 263.61
Names & synonyms
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Database identifiers
- CAS
10138-52-0- PubChem CID
- 449676
- DTXSID
DTXSID2044761- UNII
- P7082WY76D
- Nikkaji
- J49.610C
Properties
Computed structural properties
- Topological polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 0
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 609 °C · 609°C
- Density
- 4 · 4,52 g/cm3
- storage temp.
- Hygroscopic, Room Temperature, under inert atmosphere
- solubility
- Water
- form
- powder
- color
- White to off-white
- Specific Gravity
- 4.52 · 4.52
- Water Solubility
- Soluble in water.
- Specific Heat Capacity
- 0.33 J/ · Cp(crystal): 0.33 J/(g·K), at 25℃
- Sensitive
- Hygroscopic
- Crystal Structure
- 3 type · UCl3 type
- crystal system
- Six sides
- Merck
- 14 · 14,4326
- Space group
- 63 · P63/m
- Lattice constant
- a/nm
- Symbol(GHS)
- 7 · GHS07
- Signal word
- Warning
- Hazard statements
- 315 · H315
- Precautionary statements
- 302 · P302+P352
- Hazard Codes
- Xi
- Risk Statements
- 38 · 38
- Safety Statements
- 36 · 36/37
- WGK Germany
- 3 · 3
- RTECS
- 230000 · ZC0230000
- F
- 10 · 10-21
- TSCA
- TSCA listed
- HS Code
- 28273985 · 28273985
- Storage Class
- 10 · 10 - Combustible liquids
Safety & regulation
Safety data
- F
- 10-21
- wgk
- 3
- tsca
- TSCA listed
- rtecs
- ZC0230000
- hs_code
- 28273985
- risk_code
- 38
- Signal word
- Warning
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS07
- hazard_code
- Xi
- safety_code
- 36/37
- Storage Class
- 10 - Combustible liquids
- Hazard statements
- H315
- Precautionary statements
- P302+P352
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesGadolinium(III) Chloride is used as chelating agents, which is essential for biomedical applications. It is also employed in the synthesis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of paramagnetic GdPCTA-[12] and GdPCTA-[13] complexes. It plays an important role as contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging and an macrophage inhibitor.
UsesGadoliniuM chloride, anhydrous is a calcium-sensing receptor agonist and is known to work by inducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation in bone marrow-derived macrophages. GdCl3 is used for preparing gadolinium metal.
Preparation methods
PreparationGdCl3 is prepared by heating gadolinium(III) oxide with excess of ammonium chloride above 200°C: Gd2O3 + 6NH4Cl→2GdCl3 + 6NH3 + 3H2O
Upstream & downstream products
Upstream raw materials
Downstream products
Suppliers100 total
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: Gadolinium trichloride is a gadolinium coordination entity. It has a role as a TRP channel blocker.
Related reactions
Compound notes
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