Thulium acetylacetonate is a coordination compound with the formula Tm(C5H7O2)3. This anhydrous acetylacetonate complex is often discussed but unlikely to exist per se. The 8-coordinated dihydrate Tm(C5H7O2)3(H2O)2 is a more plausible formula based on the behavior of other lanthanide acetylacetonates. The dihydrate has been characterized by X-ray crystallography.[3][4] Upon attempted dehydration by heating under vacuum, other hydrated lanthanide tris(acetylacetonate) complexes decompose to give oxo-clusters.[5]
Thulium acetylacetonate can be prepared by the reaction of thulium hydroxide and acetylacetone.[6] Its monohydrate is not volatile.[7] The acetonitrile solution of its dihydrate and the dichloromethane solution of 5-[(4-fluorobenzylidene)amino]-8-hydroxyquinoline (HL) react by heating to obtain the complex [Tm4(acac)6(L)6(μ3-OH)2].[8]
^Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center, number CCDC 1121251.
^Tamang, Sem Raj; Singh, Arpita; Bedi, Deepika; Bazkiaei, Adineh Rezaei; Warner, Audrey A.; Glogau, Keeley; McDonald, Corey; Unruh, Daniel K.; Findlater, Michael (2020). "Polynuclear Lanthanide–Diketonato Clusters for the Catalytic Hydroboration of Carboxamides and Esters". Nat. Catal. 3 (2): 154–162. doi:10.1038/s41929-019-0405-5. S2CID209897045.
^Spencer, J.F. (1919). The Metals of the Rare Earths. Monographs on inorganic and physical chemistry. Longmans, Green. p. 153. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.