Dysprosium(III) acetate
# Dysprosium(III) acetate

Dysprosium acetate is a hypothetical salt of dysprosium and acetate. Its proposed chemical formula is $Dy(CH_3COO)_3.$

## Preparation

Dysprosium acetate can be obtained by treating acetic acid and dysprosium oxide:

    $Dy_2O_3$ + 6 $CH_3COOH$ → 2 $Dy(CH_3COO)_3$ + 3 $H_2O$

Its hydrate, when heated to 150 °C in vacuum, is proposed to yield the anhydrous triacetate.

