Dysprosium(III) acetate

Dysprosium acetate is an inorganic compound with the formula. It forms hydrates including a tetrahydrate.

Preparation

Dysprosium acetate can be obtained by treating dysprosium oxide with acetic acid:
Its hydrate, when heated to 150 °C in vacuum, yields the anhydrous triacetate.

Reactions

Dysprosium acetate tetrahydrate catalyzes the cyclization of 2-benzoic acid to form 2-phthalazin-1-one.
Dysprosium acetate forms a variety of coordination polymers, e.g. with cymantrenecarboxylic acid.