| Names | |
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| Other names Erbium acetate Erbium triacetate | |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.042.774 |
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| Properties | |
| Er(CH3COO)3 | |
| Appearance | light pink solid |
| soluble | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: [1] | |
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| Warning | |
| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
| Related compounds | |
Other cations | Holmium(III) acetate Thulium(III) acetate |
Related compounds | Erbium oxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Erbium(III) acetate is the acetate salt of erbium, with the proposed chemical formula of Er(CH3COO)3. It can be used to synthesize some optical materials. [2]
The tetrahydrate of erbium(III) acetate is thermally decomposed at 90 °C, giving a proposed anhydride:
Continued heating to 310 °C will form ketene:
At 350 °C, the proposed Er(OH)(CH3COO)2 loses acetic acid to yield a material of the formula ErOCH3COO, forming Er2O2CO3 at 390 °C, finally obtaining Er2O3 at 590 °C. [3]