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Yttrium(III) acetate tetrahydrate

99.99% trace rare earth metals basis

Synonym(s):

Acetic acid yttrium(3+) salt, Yttrium triacetate

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CO2)3Y . 4H2O
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

Assay

99.99% trace rare earth metals basis

form

powder

impurities

≤150 ppm trace rare earth metals
≤500 ppm trace metals

mp

350 °C (Decomp.)

solubility

H2O: soluble (lit.)

density

1.5 g/cm3

General description

Yttrium acetate tetrahydrate is a white, crystalline salt. The salt is soluble in water and mineral acids as well as solutions, such as methoxyethanol with diethylenetriamine, that complex with the Y3+ cations.

Application

Yttrium acetate is a common reactant in the synthesis of yttrium compounds including yttrium oxides and yttrium fluorides. Yttrium acetate is particularly useful because of its solubility in and low thermal decomposition temperature, which make it attractive for hydrothermal reactions and co-precipitation processing before calcination.

A major application of high-purity yttrium acetate is in the synthesis of sodium yttrium fluoride (NaYF4) nanoparticles. Typically, in these syntheses, yttrium acetate is mixed with oleic acid in octadecene and heated to form Y(oleate)3, which is reacted with ammonium fluoride and sodium hydroxide in methanol at modest temperatures (e.g. 50 C) to form NaYF4 nanoparticles. This synthesis offers great control over particle size and crystallinity and allows for easy incorporation rare-earth metal dopants.
Lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanoparticles are one of the most studied materials for up conversion. These nanoparticles, which can convert two photons of near-infrared (NIR) light into visible light, have important in-vivo applications because of the deep tissue penetration abilities of NIR. For example, these nanoparticles have been used for in-vivo Zn2+ optical sensing, in-vivo ratiometric sensing of lymphatic inflammation,, and in-vivo sensing of peroxynitrite.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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