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Lutetium trinitrate, Lutetium nitrate | |
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Lu(NO3)3 | |
Molar mass | 360.98 |
Appearance | Colorless solid |
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Terbium(III) nitrate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lutetium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of lutetium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Lu(NO3)3. The compound forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates.[1] The compound is poisonous.[2]
Synthesis
Dissolving lutetium oxide in nitric acid:
To obtain anhydrous nitrate, the powdered metal is added to nitrogen dioxide dissolved in ethyl acetate:
Physical properties
Lutetium(III) nitrate forms colorless hygroscopic crystals.
Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition Lu(NO3)3•nH2O, where n = 3, 4, 5, 6.[3]
Chemical properties
The hydrated lutetium nitrate thermally decomposes to form LuONO3 and decomposes to lutetium oxide upon further heating.[4]
The compound forms ammonium hexafluoroluthenate with ammonium fluoride:
Applications
Lutetium(III) nitrate is used to obtain metallic lutetium and also as a chemical reagent.
It is used as a component of materials for the production of laser crystals.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sr, Richard J. Lewis (13 June 2008). Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference. John Wiley & Sons. p. 847. ISBN 978-0-470-18024-2. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Lutetium(III) nitrate hydrate". Sigma Aldrich. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ Melnikov, P.; Arkhangelsky, I. V.; Nascimento, V. A.; de Oliveira, L. C. S.; Guimaraes, W. R.; Zanoni, L. Z. (February 2018). "Thermal decomposition of lutetium nitrate trihydrate Lu(NO3)3·3H2O". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 131 (2): 1269–1276. doi:10.1007/s10973-017-6644-2. S2CID 102784333.