Gadolinium oxide

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
12064-62-9

[ Name ]:
Gadolinium oxide

[Synonym ]:
Gadolinium(III) oxide
Gadolinium (Iii) Oxide
EINECS 235-060-9
MFCD00011026

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
7.407

[ Melting Point ]:
2330ºC(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Gd₂O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
362.49800

[ Exact Mass ]:
363.83300

[ PSA ]:
43.37000

[ Water Solubility ]:
insoluble

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: LW4790000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Gadolinium oxide

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 12064-62-9

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: Gd2-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 362.50

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: GD3 O3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :: ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,620,1993 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: >5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,620,1993

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H319

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36

[ Safety Phrases ]:
39-26

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
1

[ RTECS ]:
LW4790000

[ HS Code ]:
2846901930

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2846901930

Articles

Long-circulating Gd(2)O(3):Yb(3+), Er(3+) up-conversion nanoprobes as high-performance contrast agents for multi-modality imaging.

Biomaterials 34(6) , 1712-21, (2013)

Due to their unique electric, magnetic, and optical properties, engineered nanostructures have been applied to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, as well as prognostic information about the status of di...

The properties of Gd2O3-assembled silica nanocomposite targeted nanoprobes and their application in MRI

Biomaterials 33(27) , 6438-46, (2012)

The feasibility of the gadolinium-doped mesoporous silica nanocomposite Gd2O3@MCM-41 as a safe, effective MRI nanoprobe has been validated in the current investigation systematically from atomistic an...

Gadolinium oxide nanoparticles as potential multimodal imaging and therapeutic agents.

Curr. Top. Med. Chem 13(4) , 422-33, (2013)

Potentials of hydrophilic and biocompatible ligand coated gadolinium oxide nanoparticles as multimodal imaging agents, drug carriers, and therapeutic agents are reviewed. First of all, they can be use...