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Aluminum acetate

Aluminum acetate Structure
CAS No.
139-12-8
Chemical Name:
Aluminum acetate
Synonyms
D02843;Domeboro;Aluminumaceate;ALUMNIM ACETATE;aluminiumacetate;BUROW'S SOLUTION;ALUMINUM ACETATE;ALUMININUM ACETATE;aluminium(tri)acetate;Aluminum acetate (usp)
CBNumber:
CB6418335
Molecular Formula:
C6H9AlO6
Molecular Weight:
204.11
MOL File:
139-12-8.mol
Modify Date:
2024/5/7 17:43:10

Aluminum acetate Properties

Melting point decomposes with moisture [CRC10]
Density 1.002 g/cm3
solubility soluble in H2O; slightly soluble in acetone
color white hygroscopic solid
Water Solubility soluble H2O [HAW93]
LogP -0.285 (est)
EPA Substance Registry System Acetic acid, aluminum salt (139-12-8)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H319-H315
Precautionary statements  P264-P280-P302+P352-P321-P332+P313-P362-P264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P

Aluminum acetate Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

Aluminum acetate is a chemical compound and is a salt which can be produced by the reaction of aluminum hydroxide and acetic acid. The compound formula for Aluminum Acetate is Al(CH3COO)3.

Chemical Properties

white powder(s); preparation: by heating aluminum or AlCl3 with an acetic acid solution containing acetic anhydride; uses: as an antiseptic, an astringent, and in antiperspirant applications; there is a hydroxyaluminum diacetate, CAS RN 142-03-0 [CIC73] [HAW93] [ALD94]

Uses

Astringent.

Application

The diacetate is used as an antiseptic. The Aluminum Acetate compound can be used medicinally to treat infections in the outer ear canal. It is used in the name brand drug Domeboro, which contains acetic acid/aluminum acetate.This medication kills the infectious bacteria and fungus as well as drying out the ear canal.
Since it acts as a drying agent, it can also be used in the treatment of severe rashes, such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.

Production Methods

Ammonium acetate is produced by the neutralization of acetic acid with ammonium carbonate or by saturating glacial acetic acid with dry ammonia gas. Obtaining crystalline ammonium acetate is difficult on account of its aqueous solution giving off ammonia when evaporated.

Definition

(aluminum acetate; Al(OOCCH3)3) A white solid soluble in water. It is usually obtained as the dibasic salt, basic aluminum ethanoate, Al(OH)(CH3COO)2. It is prepared by dissolving aluminum hydroxide in ethanoic acid and is used extensively as a mordant in dyeing and as a size for paper and cardboard products. The solution is hydrolyzed and contains various complex aluminumhydroxyl species and colloidal aluminum hydroxide.

Industrial uses

As the salt of a weak acid and a weak base, ammonium acetate has a number of distinctive properties.
NH4C2H3O2 is occasionally employed as a biodegradable deicing agent.
It is often used with acetic acid to create a buffer solution, one that can be thermally decomposed to non-ionic products
Ammonium acetate is useful as a catalyst in the Knoevenagel condensation and as a source of ammonia in the Borch reaction in organic synthesis.
It is a relatively unusual example of a salt that melts at low temperatures.
Can be used with distilled water to make a protein precipitating reagent.
Is often used as an aqueous buffer for ESI mass spectrometry of proteins and other molecules.
Ammonium acetate is volatile at low pressures. Because of this it has been used to replace cell buffers with non-volatile salts, in preparing samples for mass spectrometry.It is also popular as a buffer for mobile phases for HPLC with ELSD detection for this reason. Other volatile salts that have been used for this include ammonium formate.

Aluminum acetate Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

Preparation Products

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