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Rare earth elements 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylates were prepared as solids of the general formula Ln(C9H3O6)·nH2O, where n=6 for La-Dy and n=4 for Ho-Lu,Y. Their solubilities in water at 293 K are of the order 10-4-10-6 mol dm-3. The IR spectra of the complexes indicate that the carboxylate groups are bridging and bidentate chelates. Hydrated 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylates lose water molecules during heating in one step (La-Tb), two steps (Y, Ho-Tm) or three steps (Dy, Yb, Lu). The anhydrous complexes are stable up to 573-742 K and decompose to oxides (Ce-Lu) at higher temperatures.
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Rzączyńska, Z., Ostasz, A. & Pikus, S. Thermal properties of rare earth elements complexes with 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid. J Therm Anal Calorim 82, 347–351 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0901-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0901-5