Dysprosium(III) nitrate

Dysprosium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of dysprosium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Dy(NO₃)₃. The compound forms yellowish crystals, dissolves in water, forms a crystalline hydrate.

Synthesis

Anhydrous salt is obtained by the action of nitrogen dioxide on dysprosium(III) oxide:

${\displaystyle {\mathsf {2Dy_{2}O_{3}+9N_{2}O_{4}\ {\xrightarrow {150^{o}C}}\ 4Dy(NO_{3})_{3}+6NO}}}$

The action of nitrogen dioxide on metallic dysprosium:

${\displaystyle {\mathsf {Dy+3N_{2}O_{4}\ {\xrightarrow {200^{o}C}}\ Dy(NO_{3})_{3}+3NO}}}$

Physical properties

Dysprosium(III) nitrate forms yellowish crystals.

Forms a crystalline hydrate of the composition ${\displaystyle {\ce {Dy(NO3)3*5H2O}}}$, which melts in its own crystallization water at 88.6 °C.

Soluble in water and ethanol, hygroscopic.

Chemical properties

Hydrated dysprosium nitrate thermally decomposes to form ${\displaystyle {\ce {DyONO3}}}$, and further heating produces dysprosium oxide.

Application

Dysprosium(III) nitrate is used as a catalyst.

References

1. Dysprosium
2. Dysprosium(III) fluoride
3. Lanthanide trifluoromethanesulfonates
4. List of inorganic compounds
5. Silver
6. Carbonate nitrate
7. Holmium
8. List of CAS numbers by chemical compound
9. Dysprosium iodate
10. Solubility table
11. Chromium
12. Nitrate chlorides
13. Cerium
14. Bismuth
15. Glossary of chemical formulae
16. Lanthanide
17. Terbium
18. Europium
19. Terbium compounds
20. Berkelium