Ytterbium(III) iodate

Ytterbium(III) iodate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Yb(IO₃)₃. Its dihydrate can be prepared by reacting ytterbium sulfate and iodic acid in water at 200 °C.^[1] It crystallizes in the P2₁/c space group, with unit cell parameters a=8.685, b=6.066, c=16.687 Å, β=115.01°.^[3]

Ytterbium(III) iodate

Identifiers
CAS Number	14723-98-9 anhydrous Y 54261-46-0 dihydrate Y 24859-45-8 tetrahydrate Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90163633
InChI InChI=1S/3HIO3.Yb/c3*2-1(3)4;/h3*(H,2,3,4);/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: LLMQNIXRCPRHGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES [Yb+3].O=I(=O)[O-].O=I(=O)[O-].O=I(=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	Yb(IO3)3
Molar mass	697.75
Appearance	colourless crystals (dihydrate)[1]
Density	5.067 g·cm-3 (dihydrate)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

References

1. Phanon, D.; Gautier-Luneau, I. (Apr 2006). "Crystal structure of ytterbium triiodate dihydrate, Yb[IO3]3 · 2H2O". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures. 221 (1–4): 245–246. doi:10.1524/ncrs.2006.221.14.245. ISSN 2197-4578.
2. Douglas, Paul; Hector, Andrew L.; Levason, William; Light, Mark E.; Matthews, Melissa L.; Webster, Michael (Mar 2004). "Hydrothermal Synthesis of Rare Earth Iodates from the Corresponding Periodates: II 1) . Synthesis and Structures of Ln(IO 3 ) 3 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Ho, Er) and Ln(IO 3 ) 3 · 2H 2 O (Ln = Eu, Gd, Dy, Er, Tm, Yb)". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 630 (3): 479–483. doi:10.1002/zaac.200300377. ISSN 0044-2313.
3. Abrahams, S.C.; Bernstein, J.L.; Nassau, K. (Jan 1976). "Transition metal iodates. VII. Crystallographic and nonlinear optic survey of the 4f-iodates". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 16 (1–2): 173–184. Bibcode:1976JSSCh..16..173A. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(76)90020-7.