CAS 10024-93-8: Neodymium chloride, (NdCl3)

Neodymium(III) chloride, anhydrous (99.9%-Nd) (REO)

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Neodymium(III) chloride is used as a precursor for the production of neodymium metal. It is used as a catalyst and accelerates polymerization of various dienes such as polybutylene, polybutadiene, and polyisoprene. It has luminescence property and is widely used as fluorescent label in organic molecules, thereby helping in easy tracking of the compound using fluorescence microscope during various physical and chemical reactions. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Neodymium(III) chloride is used as a precursor for the production of neodymium metal. It is used as a catalyst and accelerates polymerization of various dienes such as polybutylene, polybutadiene, and polyisoprene. It has luminescence property and is widely used as fluorescent label in organic molecules, thereby helping in easy tracking of the compound using fluorescence microscope during various physical and chemical reactions. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Neodymium(III) chloride, anhydrous

Neodymium chloride is a reactive metal compound that can be used in the preparation of other neodymium compounds. Neodymium chloride is prepared by dissolving neodymium metal in hydrochloric acid and then heating the solution to about 100 degrees Celsius. The solution is then evaporated to yield the desired product, which includes magnesium salt and several nitrates. The thermal expansion coefficient of neodymium chloride is 0.063 x 10^-6/degree C, while its matrix effect on MgCl2 at 25 degrees Celsius is -0.0032 x 10^-6/degree C. Neodymium chloride has a particle size of 1-2 microns and a density of 4.4 g/cm^3. The thermal properties of this compound are important when considering how it will react with other substances during processing, such as magnesium salts and nitrogen atoms in plasma mass spectrometry due to their similar chemical properties.