Yttrium perchlorate

Yttrium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Y(ClO
₄)
₃.^[1][2] The compound is an yttrium salt of perchloric acid.^[3][4]

Yttrium perchlorate

Names
Other names Yttrium triperchlorate, yttrium(III) perchlorate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14017-56-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	20100835
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.388
EC Number	237-842-5
PubChem CID	16212899
InChI InChI=1S/3ClHO4.Y/c3*2-1(3,4)5;/h3*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: IVPOFHHOVYEBFC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES [Y+3].O=Cl(=O)(=O)[O-].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	Y(ClO 4) 3
Molar mass	387.244
Appearance	liquid
Density	g/cm–3
Solubility in water	soluble
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Oxidizer
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Precautionary statements	P210, P220, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P370+P378, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Synthesis

Dissolving yttrium oxide in perchloric acid solution can produce yttrium perchlorate octahydrate.^{[citation needed]}

Chemical properties

Potentially explosive.^[5]

Physical properties

The compound is soluble in water and forms a hexahydrate with the formula Y(ClO
₄)
₃•6H
₂O.^[6][7]