title: Dysprosium(III) acetate
text: # 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.
  
  