8840. Strontium Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10476-85-4
Cl2Sr; mol wt 158.53.
Cl 44.73%, Sr 55.27%.
SrCl2.

Description and references

Acute toxicity: I. B. Syed, F. Hosain, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 22, 150 (1972).

Derivative

89Sr-Labeled form.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 38270-90-5
Metastron (Amersham).

Description and references

Clinical studies in pain palliation for metastatic bone cancer: R. G. Robinson et al., RadioGraphics 9, 271 (1989); K. M. Klkner et al., Anticancer Res. 20, 1109 (2000).

Properties

T 50.52 days, β emitter.

Derivative

Hexahydrate.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10025-70-4
Cl2Sr.6H2O; mol wt 266.62.
Cl 26.59%, Sr 32.86%, H 4.54%, O 36.00%.

Properties

Colorless, odorless crystals or white granules. Effloresces in air; deliquesces in moist air. At 100° loses 5H2O; at 150° all its H2O; d 1.96; mp 61° when rapidly heated; the anhydr salt melts at 868°. Soluble in 0.8 part water, 0.5 part boiling water; sol in alcohol. The aq soln is neutral. Keep well closed. LD50 i.v. in mice: 147.6 mg/kg (Syed, Hosain).

Use

Manuf strontium salts; in pyrotechnics; pharmaceutic aid (dental desensitizer).

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic (radiation source).

Keywords

Strontium 89Sr Chloride: Antineoplastic (Radiation Source)