Yttrium(III) nitrate

Yttrium(III) nitrate
Names
	Other names Yttrium nitrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	anhydrous: 10361-93-0 ; hexahydrate: 13494-98-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	anhydrous: Interactive image;
EC Number	anhydrous: 233-802-6;
PubChem CID	anhydrous: 159283; hexahydrate: 166833;
UNII	anhydrous: 0XR81865O4;
	InChI InChI=1S/3NO3.Y/c32-1(3)4;/q3-1;+3 Key: BXJPTTGFESFXJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES anhydrous: [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Y+3];
Properties
Chemical formula	Y(NO3)3
Molar mass	274.927
Appearance	Colorless crystals
Solubility in water	Soluble
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Yttrium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt with the formula Y(NO₃)₃. The hexahydrate is the most common form commercially available.

Preparation

Yttrium(III) nitrate can be prepared by dissolving corresponding metal oxide in 6 mol/L nitric acid:^[1]

Y₂O₃ + 6 HNO₃ → 2 Y(NO₃)₃ + 3 H₂O

Properties

Yttrium(III) nitrate hexahydrate loses crystallized water at relatively low temperature. Upon further heating, basic salt YONO₃ is formed.^[2] At 600 C, the thermal decomposition is complete. Y₂O₃ is the final product.^[3]

Y(NO₃)₃·3TBP is formed when tributyl phosphate is used as the extracting solvent.^[4]

Uses

Yttrium(III) nitrate is mainly used as a source of Y³⁺ cations. It is a precursor of some yttrium-containing materials, such as Y₄Al₂O₉,^[3] YBa₂Cu₃O_6.5+x^[2] and yttrium-based metal-organic frameworks. ^[5] It can also be used as a catalyst in organic synthesis.^[6]

References

↑ Dong, Bin; Hua, Rui N.; Cao, Bao S.; Li, Zhi P.; He, Yang Y.; Zhang, Zhen Y.; Wolfbeis, Otto S. (2014). "Size dependence of the upconverted luminescence of NaYF4:Er,Yb microspheres for use in ratiometric thermometry". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (37): 20009–12. doi:10.1039/C4CP01966K. ISSN 1463-9076. PMID 25123272. Bibcode: 2014PCCP...1620009D.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Zhuang, R.F.; Qiu, J.B.; Zhu, Y.P. (1990). "A study on reaction mechanism in preparation of Y-Ba-Cu-O superconducting material from the thermoreaction method of nitrates". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 86 (1): 125–128. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(90)90122-E. ISSN 0022-4596.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Xu, F.M.; Zhang, Z.J.; Shi, X.L.; Tan, Y.; Yang, J.M. (2011). "Effects of adding yttrium nitrate on the mechanical properties of hot-pressed AlN ceramics". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509 (35): 8688–8691. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.05.110. ISSN 0925-8388.
↑ Scargill, D.; Alcock, K.; Fletcher, J.M.; Hesford, E.; McKay, H.A.C. (1957). "Tri-n-butyl phosphate as an extracting solvent for inorganic nitrates—II Yttrium and the lower lanthanide nitrates". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry 4 (5–6): 304–314. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(57)80012-8. ISSN 0022-1902.
↑ Duan, Tian-Wei; Yan, Bing (2014). "Hybrids based on lanthanide ions activated yttrium metal–organic frameworks: functional assembly, polymer film preparation and luminescence tuning". J. Mater. Chem. C 2 (26): 5098–5104. doi:10.1039/C4TC00414K. ISSN 2050-7526.
↑ Bhanushali, Mayur J.; Nandurkar, Nitin S.; Jagtap, Sachin R.; Bhanage, Bhalchandra M. (2008). "Y(NO3)3·6H2O catalyzed aza-Michael addition of aromatic/hetero-aromatic amines under solvent-free conditions". Catalysis Communications 9 (6): 1189–1195. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2007.11.002. ISSN 1566-7367.