Gallium nitrate
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Gallium trinitrate |
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Other names
Gallium(III) nitrate |
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| CAS number | 69365-72-6  |
| PubChem | 61635 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1200983  |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Molecular formula | Ga(NO3)3 |
| Molar mass | 255.7377 g/mol |
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| EU classification |  O  Xi |
| R-phrases | R8 R36/37/38 |
| S-phrases | S17 S26 |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Gallium nitrate (brand name Ganite) is the gallium salt of nitric acid with the chemical formula Ga(NO3)3. It is a drug used to treat symptomatic hypercalcemia secondary to cancer. It works by preventing the breakdown of bone through the inhibition of osteoclast activity, thus lowering the amount of free calcium in the blood.[1][2] Gallium nitrate is also used to synthesize other gallium compounds.
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[edit] Preparation
Gallium nitrate is commercially available as the hydrate. The nonahydrate may also be prepared by dissolving gallium in nitric acid, followed by recrystallization.[3] The structure of gallium nitrate nonahydrate has been determined by X-ray crystallography.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ Gallium Nitrate monograph. Lexi-Comp Online, Lexi-Drugs Online, Lexi-Comp Inc. Hudson, OH. Available at: [1]. Accessed September 13th, 2008.
- ^ Ganite at drugs.com
- ^ Birnara, Christiana; Kessler, Vadim G.; Papaefstathiou, Giannis S. (2009). "Mononuclear gallium(III) complexes based on salicylaldoximes: Synthesis, structure and spectroscopic characterization". Polyhedron 28 (15): 3291. doi:10.1016/j.poly.2009.04.039.
- ^ Hendsbee, Arthur; Pye, Cory; Masuda, Jason (2009). "Hexaaquagallium(III) trinitrate trihydrate". Acta Crystallographica E 65: i65. doi:10.1107/S1600536809028086.
[edit] External links
- Ganite, brand website
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