Ytterbium(III) chloride, hexahydrate, 99.9%

Ytterbium(III) chloride hexahydrate is a small lanthanide series compound that acts as a Yb3+ donor as well as a biological catalyst due to its small relative size.

Y 1146 (OTTO) Ytterbium(III) chloride, hexahydrate, 99.9% Cas 10035-01-5 - used to study the pathways of various compounds in vivo. It is also an effective Lewis acid due to the single unpaired f-electron and small size and acts as a catalyst for aldol and Pictet-Spengler reactions.