Ytterbium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of ytterbium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Yb(NO3)3.[2] The compound forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates.[3][4]
Synthesis
Reaction of ytterbium and nitric oxide in ethyl acetate:
Reaction of ytterbium hydroxide and nitric acid:
Physical properties
Ytterbium(III) nitrate forms colorless hygroscopic crystals.
Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition , where n = 4, 5, 6.[5]
Chemical properties
The hydrated ytterbium nitrate thermally decomposes to form YbONO3 and decomposes to ytterbium oxide upon further heating.
Application
Ytterbium(III) nitrate hydrate is used for nanoscale coatings of carbon composites.[6]
Also used to obtain metallic ytterbium and as a chemical reagent.
Used as a component for the production of ceramics and glass.
References
- ^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3621. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Лидин, Ростислав; Молочко, Вадим; Андреева, Лариса (2 February 2019). Константы неорганических веществ. Справочник (in Russian). Litres. p. 69. ISBN 978-5-04-077039-7. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Ytterbium(III) nitrate pentahydrate". Sigma Aldrich. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Edelmann, Frank T.; Herrmann, Wolfgang A. (14 May 2014). Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 6, 1997: Volume 6: Lanthanides and Actinides. Georg Thieme Verlag. p. 23. ISBN 978-3-13-179221-1. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Ytterbium(III) nitrate pentahydrate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "12901 Ytterbium(III) nitrate hydrate, 99.9% (REO)". Alfa Aesar. Retrieved 19 August 2021.