Title: Strontium Chloride
CAS Registry Number: 10476-85-4
Molecular Formula: Cl2Sr
Molecular Weight: 158.53
Percent Composition: Cl 44.73%, Sr 55.27%
Line Formula: SrCl2
Literature References: Acute toxicity: I. B. Syed, F. Hosain,
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 22, 150 (1972).
Derivative Type: 89Sr-Labeled form
CAS Registry Number: 38270-90-5
Trademarks: Metastron (Amersham)
Literature References: Clinical studies in pain palliation for metastatic bone cancer: R. G. Robinson
et al., RadioGraphics 9, 271 (1989); K. M. K?lkner
et al., Anticancer Res. 20, 1109 (2000).
Properties: T? 50.52 days, b- emitter.
Derivative Type: Hexahydrate
CAS Registry Number: 10025-70-4
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).
Melting point: mp 61° when rapidly heated; the anhydr salt melts at 868°
Density: d 1.96
Toxicity data: LD50 i.v. in mice: 147.6 mg/kg (Syed, Hosain)
Use: Manuf strontium salts; in pyrotechnics; pharmaceutic aid (dental desensitizer).
Therap-Cat: Antineoplastic (radiation source).
