Lutetium(III) chloride or lutetium trichloride is the
chemical compound composed of
lutetium and
chlorine with the
formula
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LuCl
3. It forms
hygroscopic white
monoclinic crystals
and also a hydroscopic hexahydrate LuCl
3·6H
2O. Anhydrous lutetium(III) chloride has the
YCl3 (AlCl
3) layer structure with octahedral lutetium ions.
[Wells A.F. (1984) ''Structural Inorganic Chemistry'' 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ]
Reactions
Pure lutetium metal can be produced from lutetium(III) chloride by heating it together with elemental
calcium:
[
]
:2 LuCl
3 + 3
Ca → 2
Lu + 3
CaCl2
See also
*
Lutetium (177Lu) chloride
Lutetium (177Lu) chloride is a radioactive compound used for the radiolabeling of pharmaceutical molecules, aimed either as an anti-cancer therapy or for scintigraphy (medical imaging). Text was copied from this source under the copyright of t ...
References
Lutetium compounds
Chlorides
Lanthanide halides
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