Gadolinium

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7440-54-2

[ Name ]:
Gadolinium

[Synonym ]:
Gadolinium
EINECS 231-162-2
MFCD00011022
Gd

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
7.886 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
3273 °C(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
1313 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Gd

[ Molecular Weight ]:
157.250

[ Flash Point ]:
3266°C

[ Exact Mass ]:
157.924103

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Powder is highly flammable. Incompatible with strong oxiziding agents, halogens, acids. Powder may react with water or moisture.

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: LW3850000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Gadolinium

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 7440-54-2

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: Gd

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 157.25

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: GD

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Implant

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 25 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

REFERENCE :: PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 135,426,1970

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H261

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P231 + P232-P422

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi:Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R15

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S43-S7/8-S26

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3208 4.3/PG 3

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
LW3850000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
8

Articles

Nanodisco balls: control over surface versus core loading of diagnostically active nanocrystals into polymer nanoparticles.

ACS Nano 8(9) , 9143-53, (2014)

Nanoparticles of complex architectures can have unique properties. Self-assembly of spherical nanocrystals is a high yielding route to such systems. In this study, we report the self-assembly of a pol...

Facile synthesis of multifunctional beta-NaGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles in oleylamine.

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13(1) , 529-32, (2013)

Multifunctional beta-NaGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized using oleylamine as both solvent and stabilizer via the thermolysis method. They have uniform morphology with a ...

Gadolinium complex of DO3A-benzothiazole aniline (BTA) conjugate as a theranostic agent.

J. Med. Chem. 56(20) , 8104-11, (2013)

A gadolinium complex of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-trisacetic acid (DO3A) and benzothiazole-aniline (BTA) of the type [Gd(DO3A-BTA)(H2O)] has been prepared for use as a single molecule thera...