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Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride solution

80% in H2O

Synonym(s):

THPC solution

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Linear Formula:
(HOCH2)4PCl
CAS Number:
124-64-1
Molecular Weight:
190.56
Beilstein:
3631669
MDL number:
MFCD00031687
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24865276
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

concentration

80% in H2O

refractive index

n20/D 1.512

density

1.341 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[Cl-].OC[P+](CO)(CO)CO

InChI

1S/C4H12O4P.ClH/c5-1-9(2-6,3-7)4-8;/h5-8H,1-4H2;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

AKXUUJCMWZFYMV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride solution (80% in H2O) has been used as a reducing agent and stabilizing ligand for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from gold(III) chloride trihydrate (HAuCl4.3H2O). It is a tetra-functional, amine-reactive, aqueous crosslinker that can be used for tuning the properties of protein-based hydrogels for 3D cell encapsulation applications.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Beyond gold: rediscovering tetrakis-(hydroxymethyl)-phosphonium chloride (THPC) as an effective agent for the synthesis of ultra-small noble metal nanoparticles and Pt-containing nanoalloys
Hueso J L, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 3(26), 10427-10433 (2013)
Facile preparation of water-soluble fluorescent gold nanoclusters for cellular imaging applications.
Shang L, et al.
Nanoscale, 3(5), 2009-2014 (2011)
Urmimala Maitra et al.
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 12(12), 2322-2327 (2011-07-12)
Gold nanoparticles with average diameters in the range 2.5-15 nm, prepared at the organic/aqueous interface by using tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (THPC) as reducing agent, exhibit ferromagnetism whereby the saturation magnetization M(S) increases with decreasing diameter and varies linearly with the fraction
María Carmen Bartolomé et al.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 24(12), 3137-3142 (2006-02-01)
This paper reports the acute toxicity of three biocides used in the disinfection of cooling towers, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC), trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCIC), and sodium bromide (NaBr), on Artemia larvae, their effect on the phototactic response of this organism, and
T H Connor et al.
Journal of environmental pathology and toxicology, 4(1), 145-158 (1980-08-01)
This study was undertaken to evaluate the mutagenicity of the flame retardant, Tetrakis (Hydroxymethyl) Phosphonium Sulfate -75% or its possible metabolic products using a battery of in vitro and in vivo assays. The starting material in the fabric treatment process
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