Lanthanum carbonate

Lanthanum carbonate
Names
IUPAC name
Lanthanum carbonate
Other names
Fosrenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 209-599-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3CH2O3.2La/c3*2-1(3)4;;/h3*(H2,2,3,4);;/q;;;2*+3/p-6 checkY
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  • InChI=1/3CH2O3.2La/c3*2-1(3)4;;/h3*(H2,2,3,4);;/q;;;2*+3/p-6
    Key: NZPIUJUFIFZSPW-CYFPFDDLAT
  • [La+3].[La+3].O=C([O-])[O-].[O-]C([O-])=O.[O-]C([O-])=O
Properties
La2(CO3)3
Molar mass 457.838 g/mol
Appearance White powder, hygroscopic
Density 2.6–2.7 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes
negligible
Solubility soluble in acids
Pharmacology
V03AE03 (WHO)
Legal status
Related compounds
Other anions
 Lanthanum(III) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lanthanum carbonate, La2(CO3)3, is the salt formed by lanthanum(III) cations and carbonate anions. It is an ore of lanthanum metal (bastnäsite), along with monazite.