Ytterbium Nitrate Yb(NO3)3.5H2O Powder

Product Properties

Name: Ytterbium Nitrate
Formula: Yb(NO3)3.5H2O
CAS No.: 35725-34-9
Molecular Weight: 449.05
Density: 6.57 g/cm3
Melting point: N/A
Appearance: White crystalline

Specification of Ytterbium Nitrate

 
 
Product Code7070707170737075
Grade99.9999%99.999%99.99%99.9%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION    
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.)99.999999.99999.9999.9
TREO (% min.)40404040
Rare Earth Impuritiesppm max.ppm max.ppm% max.
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.1
1
1
1
5
5
1
5
5
5
10
25
30
50
10
0.01
0.01
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.45
0.005
Non-Rare Earth Impuritiesppm max.ppm max.ppm% max.
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
Cl-
NiO
ZnO
PbO
1
10
10
30
1
1
1
5
15
15
100
2
3
2
4
50
100
200
5
10
5
0.002
0.013
0.02
0.05
0.002
0.001
0.001
 
Application of  Ytterbium Nitrate
  • Catalysis: Ytterbium nitrate can act as a catalyst or a catalyst precursor in various chemical reactions. It has been explored for use in organic synthesis, including the catalysis of certain types of polymerization reactions and in the synthesis of fine chemicals.

  • Research and Development: In the realm of academic and industrial research, ytterbium nitrate is valuable for studying the chemistry and physics of ytterbium and its compounds. This research can lead to the development of new materials with applications in electronics, photonics, and energy storage.

  • Nuclear Medicine: While more exploratory, compounds containing ytterbium, including ytterbium nitrate, have potential applications in nuclear medicine, particularly in radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic imaging. Ytterbium isotopes have properties that could be useful in positron emission tomography (PET) scanning and other imaging techniques.

  • Educational Use: In chemistry education and laboratory courses, ytterbium nitrate can be used to demonstrate the properties of rare earth metals and their compounds. It can also be used in experiments related to solution chemistry and the preparation of other ytterbium compounds.