gallium

Names

[ Name ]:
gallium

[Synonym ]:
gallium pellet
GALLIUM 99+ 5 G
Galliumingots
Gallium (Germ.)
GalliummetalN
MFCD00134045
(67)gallium
EINECS 231-163-8
GALLIUM

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
5.904 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
2400 ºC

[ Melting Point ]:
302.9 ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Ga

[ Molecular Weight ]:
69.72

[ Stability ]:
Stable, but moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, halogens, strong oxidizing agents.

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: LW8600000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Gallium

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 7440-55-3

LAST UPDATED :: 199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 6

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: Ga

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 69.72

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: DNA inhibition

TEST SYSTEM :: Human Lymphocyte

DOSE/DURATION :: 480 umol/L

REFERENCE :: CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,3014,1988 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 34585 No. of Facilities: 163 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 4 No. of Employees: 427 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 34585 No. of Facilities: 349 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 7485 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2686 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS05

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H290-H318

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P280-P305 + P351 + P338 + P310

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;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 ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S45-S36/37/39-S36-S28-S27

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3264 8/PG 3

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
LW8600000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
8

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

Gallium trichloride
[Ga2C5Me5][B(C6H3(CF3)2)4]*fluorobenzene
Trimethyl-Gallium
dihydrido(bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amido)gallium
Diborane
Gallium(III) hydride.
{(GaH3)2(N,N,N'N'-tetramethylenediamine)}
2-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid hydrochloride
Gallate(1-),tetrachloro-, gallium(1+) (1:1), (T-4)-

DownStream

GALLIUM TRIPHENYL
Magnesium choride
Trimethyl-Gallium
Triethylgallium
tripropylgallane
Gallate(1-),tetrachloro-, gallium(1+) (1:1), (T-4)-
GALLIUM(III) FLUORIDE
gallium triflate
Gallium trichloride
Hydrogen

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