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Lutetium(III) acetate can be prepared through neutralisation, where a lutetium salt reacts with acetic acid to produce lutetium acetate and water:
Lu2O3 + 6 CH3COOH → 2 Lu(CH3COO)3 + 3 H2O
Lu(OH)3 + 3 CH3COOH → Lu(CH3COO)3 + 3 H2O
Lutetium(III) acetate also can be obtained by reacting lutetium oxide with gaseous acetic acid[1] or 50% acetic acid solution.[2]
Properties
Lutetium(III) acetate is a water-soluble salt that forms colorless crystals. It forms crystalline hydrates in the form of Lu(CH3COO)3•nH2O, where n = 1 or 4.[citation needed]
^Janina Wysocka-Lisek. Study of topochemical preparation of rare earth acetates(in Polish). Biuletyn Lubelskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego, Matematyka-Fizyka-Chemia, 1981. 23 (2): 145-149.