Aluminium acetylacetonate

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Aluminium acetylacetonate, also referred to as Al(acac)3, is a coordination complex with formula Al(C5H7O2)3. This aluminium complex with three acetylacetone ligands is used in research on Al-containing materials. The molecule has D3 symmetry, being isomorphous with other octahedral tris(acetylacetonate)s.[2]

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Aluminium acetylacetonate
Names
IUPAC name
(Z)-4-Bis{[(Z)-4-oxopent-2-en-2-yl]oxy}alumanyloxypent-3-en-2-one
Other names
Aluminium acetylacetonate, aluminium acetylacetonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.034.296 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 237-741-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3C5H8O2.Al/c3*1-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h3*3,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b3*4-3-;
    Key: KILURZWTCGSYRE-LNTINUHCSA-K
  • C/C(=C/C(=O)C)/O[Al](O/C(=C\C(=O)C)/C)O/C(=C\C(=O)C)/C
Properties
Al(C5H7O2)3
Molar mass 324.31 g/mol
Appearance White solid[1]
Density 1.42 g/cm3
Melting point 190-193 °C
Boiling point 315 °C
Low
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uses

Aluminium acetylacetonate can be used as the precursor to crystalline aluminium oxide films using low-pressure metal organic chemical vapour deposition.[3] In horticulture it can also be used as a molluscicide.[4]

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