Thulium(III) acetate is the

acetate An acetate is a salt formed by the combination of acetic acid with a base (e.g. alkaline, earthy, metallic, nonmetallic, or radical base). "Acetate" also describes the conjugate base or ion (specifically, the negatively charged ion called ...

salt of thulium, with the

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of Tm(CH₃COO)₃. It can exist in the tetra

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or the anhydrous form.

Properties

Thulium(III) acetate reacts with iron acetylacetonate at 300 °C, which can form the hexagonal crystal TmFeO₃. Reacting thulium(III) acetate with

trifluoroacetic acid Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a synthetic organofluorine compound with the chemical formula CF3CO2H. It belongs to the subclass of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) known as ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs). TFA is not ...

will produce thulium trifluoroacetate: : Tm(CH₃COO)₃ + 3 CF₃COOH → Tm(CF₃COO)₃ + 3 CH₃COOH

References

External reading

* Mondry, A., & Bukietyńska, K. (2003). The power and limits of the Judd—Ofelt theory: a case of Pr³⁺ and Tm³⁺ acetates and dipicolinates. Molecular Physics, 101(7), 923-934. {{Acetates Thulium compounds Acetates