Yttrium(III) isovalerate Y(C4H9CO2)3 was prepared and characterized.
Y(C4H9CO2)3 does not melt between 40 °C and 110 °C prior to decomposition.
Decomposition occurs at a 20 °C higher temperature than for Yttrium(III) valerate.
CO2 and C9H18 (2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone) are released during the decomposition.
The decomposition of Y(C4H9CO2)3 to Y2O3 proceeds through Y2O2CO3.