Iridium acetylacetonate

Iridium acetylacetonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.036.086 Edit this at Wikidata
  • CC(=O)C=C(C)[O-].CC(=O)C=C(C)[O-].CC(=O)C=C(C)[O-].[Ir+3]
Properties
C15H21IrO6
Molar mass 489.544 g·mol−1
Appearance orange solid[1]
Melting point 269 to 271 °C (516 to 520 °F; 542 to 544 K) (decomposes)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iridium acetylacetonate is the iridium coordination complex with the formula Ir(O2C5H7)3, which is sometimes known as Ir(acac)3. The molecule has D3-symmetry.[2] It is a yellow-orange solid that is soluble in organic solvents.

  1. ^ Iridium acetylacetonate
  2. ^ V. G. Isakova, I. A. Baidina, N. B. Morozova, I. K. Igumenov "γ-Halogenated iridium(III) Acetylacetonates" Polyhedron 2000, Volume 19, Pages 1097–1103. doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(00)00358-2