Gallium Sulfide (GaS)
[CAS# 12024-10-1]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal sulfides and sulfates
• Name: Gallium Sulfide (GaS)
• Synonyms: Gallium Sulfide; Gallium Sulfide (Gas)
• Molecular Formula: Ga₂S₃
• Molecular Weight: 235.62
• CAS Registry Number: 12024-10-1
• EINECS: 234-688-0
• SMILES: [Ga+3].[Ga+3].[S--].[S--].[S--]
• InChI: 1S/2Ga.3S/q2*+3;3*-2
• InChIKey: BVSHTEBQPBBCFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 3.77 (Expl.)
• Melting point: 1255°C (Expl.)

Safety Data

• Safety Code: S26;S36/37/39;S45
• Risk Code: R32;R34
• Hazard Symbol: C
• Transport Information: UN3260
• Safety Description: DANGER: CORROSIVE, burns skin and eyes

References

• (1): Michelle L. Mejía, Gregor Reeske and Bradley J. Holliday. Gallium-containing conducting metallopolymers which display chemically tunable reactivity for the growth of GaS semiconducting nanoparticles, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 5355.