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According to ], anhydrous praseodymium acetate is a ]. Each Pr(III) center is nine-coordinate, with two bidentate acetate ligands and the remaining sites occupied by oxygens provided by bridging acetate ligands. The lanthanum and holmium compounds are isostructural.<ref name=Meyer>{{cite journal |doi=10.1002/zaac.19946200306 |date=1994 |volume=620 |issue=3 |last1=Lossin |first1=Adalbert |last2=Meyer |first2=Gerd |title=Pr(CH<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>3</sub>, ein wasserfreies Selten-Erd-Acetat mit Netzwerkstruktur |journal=Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie }}</ref>
Praseodymium(III) acetate is an inorganicsalt composed of a Praseodymium atom trication and three acetate groups as anions. This compound commonly forms the dihydrate, Pr(O2C2H3)3·2H2O.
According to X-ray crystallography, anhydrous praseodymium acetate is a coordination polymer. Each Pr(III) center is nine-coordinate, with two bidentate acetate ligands and the remaining sites occupied by oxygens provided by bridging acetate ligands. The lanthanum and holmium compounds are isostructural.
Decomposition
When the dihydrate is heated, it decomposes to the anhydrous, which then decomposes into praseodymium(III) oxyacetate(PrO(O2C2H3)) then to praseodymium(III) oxycarbonate, and at last to praseodymium(III) oxide.
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Lossin, Adalbert; Meyer, Gerd (1994). "Pr(CH3COO)3, ein wasserfreies Selten-Erd-Acetat mit Netzwerkstruktur". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie. 620 (3). doi:10.1002/zaac.19946200306.