Ytterbium(III) acetylacetonate

Ytterbium(III) acetylacetonate is a coordination compound with the chemical formula Yb(C5H7O2)3(H2O)2. Its structure is different from the acetylacetone complexes of neodymium, europium and holmium. The adjacent Yb-Yb The distance is 8.3 Å. Yb(acac)3(bpy) can be obtained by reacting its trihydrate with 2,2'-bipyridine in ethanol.