Aluminium acetate

Aluminium acetate
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Aluminium acetate or aluminium ethanoate[1] (also "aluminum ~"), sometimes abbreviated AlAc in geochemistry,[2] can refer to a number of different salts of aluminium with acetic acid. In the solid state, three salts exist under this name: basic aluminium monoacetate, (HO)2AlCH3CO2, basic aluminium diacetate, HOAl(CH3CO2)2,[3] and neutral aluminium triacetate, Al(CH3CO2)3.[3] In aqueous solution, aluminium triacetate hydrolyses to form a mixture of the other two,[1] and all solutions of all three can be referred to as "aluminium acetate" as the species formed co-exist and inter-convert in chemical equilibrium.

  1. ^ a b Daintith J, ed. (2008). "Aluminium ethanoate (aluminium acetate)". A Dictionary of Chemistry (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920463-2.
  2. ^ Wesolowski DJ, Blencoe JG, Cole DR, Bell JL, Palmer DA (1992). "Geochemistry of Crustal Processes to High Temperatures and Pressures". Summaries of FY 92 Geosciences Research (PDF). United States Department of Energy. pp. 38–44.
  3. ^ a b Perry DL, Phillips SL, eds. (1995). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-8671-8.