Ytterbium(III) nitrate

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Ytterbium(III) nitrate
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Names
Other names
Ytterbium trinitrate, Ytterbium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 237-384-6
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/HNO3.Yb/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);
    Key: IKWXNJJIPMAOHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • N(=O)(=O)O.[Yb]
Properties
Yb(NO3)3
Molar mass 359.06
AppearanceColorless solid [1]
Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Warning
H272, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Terbium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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]

Contents

Synthesis

Reaction of ytterbium and nitric oxide in ethyl acetate:

Yb + 3 N2O4 → Yb(NO3)3 + 3 NO↑

Reaction of ytterbium hydroxide and nitric acid:

Yb(OH)3 + 3 HNO3 → Yb(NO3)3 + 3 H2O↑

Physical properties

Ytterbium(III) nitrate forms colorless hygroscopic crystals.

Soluble in water and ethanol.

Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition Yb(NO3)3·nH2O, where n = 4, 5, or 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

  1. Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3621. ISBN   978-0-412-30120-9 . Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ytterbium(III) nitrate pentahydrate". Sigma Aldrich . Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. "Ytterbium(III) nitrate pentahydrate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. "12901 Ytterbium(III) nitrate hydrate, 99.9% (REO)". Alfa Aesar . Retrieved 19 August 2021.