Transition metal acetates

Some anhydrous transition metal acetates (Mn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Ag(I), Mo(II), Ce(III), La(III)) have been prepared and their infrared spectra measured in the solid state. The infrared spectra have been related to established modes of bonding of the acetate group to metals. Thermal decompositions of the anhydrous acetates have been investigated by thermogravimetric analysis; magnetic moments and visible spectra have been measured.