Aluminium triacetate
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Aluminium triacetate, formally named aluminium acetate,[2] is a chemical compound with composition Al(CH
3CO
2)
3. Under standard conditions it appears as a white, water-soluble solid[1] that decomposes on heating at around 200 °C.[3] The triacetate hydrolyses to a mixture of basic hydroxide / acetate salts,[4] and multiple species co-exist in chemical equilibrium, particularly in aqueous solutions of the acetate ion; the name aluminium acetate is commonly used for this mixed system.
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IUPAC name
Aluminium acetate | |
Other names
Aluminium(III) acetate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.868 ![]() |
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C6H9AlO6 | |
Molar mass | 204.114 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid[1] |
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Basic aluminium diacetate (hydroxyaluminium diacetate), CAS RN 142-03-0, HOAl(CH 3CO 2) 2[1] Dibasic aluminium monoacetate (dihydroxyaluminium acetate), CAS RN 7360-44-3, (HO) 2AlCH 3CO 2 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It has therapeutic applications for its anti-itching, astringent, and antiseptic properties,[5] and, as an over-the-counter preparation like Burow's solution,[6] it is used to treat ear infections.[7][8] Burow's solution preparations have been diluted and modified with amino acids to make them more palatable for use as gargles for conditions like aphthous ulcers of the mouth.[9] In veterinary medicine, aluminium triacetate's astringency property is used for treating Mortellaro disease in hoofed animals such as cattle.[10]
Aluminium triacetate is used as a mordant agent with dyes like alizarin,[11] both alone and in combination. Together with aluminium diacetate[12] or with aluminium sulfacetate[13] it is used with cotton, other cellulose fibres,[14] and silk.[13] It has also been combined with ferrous acetate to produce different colours.[15]