Thermal behaviour studies of solid state lanthanide (III) and yttrium (III) compounds of cinnamylidenepyruvic acid in an atmosphere of air

Solid state Ln-CP compounds, where Ln represents trivalent lanthanides (except for promethium) and yttrium, and CP is cinnamylidenepyruvate, were prepared. Thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction powder patterns and complexometry were used to characterize and to study the thermal behaviour of these compounds. The results provide information about dehydration, thermal stability and thermal decomposition.