139-12-8

Basic information

• Product Name: Aluminum acetate
• Synonyms: aceticacid,aluminumsalt;aluminium(tri)acetate;aluminiumacetate;Aluminumaceate;BUROW'S SOLUTION;ALUMINUM ACETATE;ALUMININUM ACETATE;hydroxyaluminium di(acetate)
• CAS NO: 139-12-8
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₉AlO₆
• Molecular Weight: 204.11
• EINECS: 205-354-1
• Product Categories: Organic-metal salt
• Mol File: 139-12-8.mol

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: decomposes with moisture [CRC10]
• Boiling Point: 117.1 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 40 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.002 g/cm3
• Water Solubility: soluble H2O [HAW93]
• CAS DataBase Reference: Aluminum acetate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Aluminum acetate(139-12-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Aluminum acetate(139-12-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 139-12-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

Different sources of media describe the Chemical Properties of 139-12-8 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. Aluminum acetate, AL(C2H302)3,is white crystals, soluble, by reaction of aluminum hydroxide and acetic acid and then crystallizing. Used as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles, in the manufacturing of lakes, for fire proofing fabrics, for waterproofing cloth.
2. CH3COONH4 is hygroscopic and decomposes easily to acetamide if heated above 165 °C. CH3COONH4 → CH3C(O)NH2 + H2O In this reaction, a salt is converted to two molecular species, which is a relatively uncommon conversion at mild temperatures.
3. 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.

Definition

Different sources of media describe the Definition of 139-12-8 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. A salt obtained by reaction of aluminum hydroxide and acetic acid with subsequent recrystallization. Its neutral form Al(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 3 is a white, water-soluble powder used in solution as an antiseptic, astringent, and antiperspirant. Its basic form is Al(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 OH, also known as aluminum diacetate and aluminum subacetate. It is a crystalline solid, insoluble in water, used as a mordant in textile dyeing, as a flame retardant and waterproofing agent, and in manufacture of lakes and pigments.
2. (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.

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.

Brand name

Buro-Sol Concentrate (Doak); Domeboro (Bayer).

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.

Synthesis

The triacetate forms when aluminum sulfate is mixed with barium acetate. Another synthetic method is by bringing together aluminum hydroxide, acetic anhydride and glacial acetic acid in water, forming the basic aluminum monoacetate The diacetate is prepared in a reaction of sodium aluminate (NaAlO2) with acetic acid.

InChI:InChI=1/C2H4O2.Al/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+3/p-1

Synthetic route

acetic anhydride (108-24-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With aluminium trichloride Abdestillieren des gebildeten Acetylchlorids und Erhitzen des Rueckstands auf 160-180grad;

acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With aluminium trichloride

acetic anhydride (108-24-7) + Al(O+C2H5)3 → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
at 90℃;

((CH3)2CHO)Al(OCOCH3)2 → aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + aluminum isopropoxide (555-31-7)

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) symmetrization on heating;;

sodium aluminium sulfate dodecahydrate + lead acetate (301-04-2) → Al(3+)*OH(1-)*2CH3C(O)O(1-) = (CH3C(O)O)2AlOH + aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water purification from Pb ions with H2S, from SO4 ions with barium acetate;
In water purification from Pb ions with H2S, from SO4 ions with barium acetate;

aluminum tri-tert-butoxide (556-91-2) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With diethylsulfide In benzene byproducts: (C2H5)2SO2; addn. of t-BuOOH to soln. of (t-BuO)3Al and Et2S in benzene for 1-2 min at 20°C; condencing of solvent and volatile components with liq. N2; addn. of H2SO4 to residue, treatment with acetic acid; filtration, removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;
With diisopropylsulfide In benzene byproducts: (isopropyl)2SO2; addn. of t-BuOOH to soln. of (t-BuO)3Al and i-Pr2S in benzene for 1-2 min at 20°C; condencing of solvent and volatile components with liq. N2; addn. of H2SO4 to residue, treatment with acetic acid; filtration, removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;
With dimethylsulfide In benzene byproducts: (CH3)2SO2; addn. of t-BuOOH to soln. of (t-BuO)3Al and Me2S in benzene for 1-2 min at 20°C; condencing of solvent and volatile components with liq. N2; addn. of H2SO4 to residue, treatment with acetic acid; filtration, removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;

aluminum tri-tert-butoxide (556-91-2) + acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With tert.-butylhydroperoxide In benzene byproducts: (isopropyl)2SO2, (CH3)3COH; (Ar); addn. of (CH3)3COOH (2 equiv.) to soln. of ((CH3)3CO)3Al (1 equiv.) and (isopropyl)2S (1 equiv.) in benzene at 20°C; self-heating; treatment with AcOH; filtration; removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;
With tert.-butylhydroperoxide; diethyl sulphide In benzene byproducts: (C2H5)2SO2, (CH3)3COH; (Ar); addn. of (CH3)3COOH (2 equiv.) to soln. of ((CH3)3CO)3Al (1 equiv.) and (C2H5)2S (1 equiv.) in benzene at 20°C; self-heating; treatment with AcOH; filtration; removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;
With tert.-butylhydroperoxide; dimethylsulfide In benzene byproducts: (CH3)2SO2, (CH3)3COH; (Ar); addn. of (CH3)3COOH (2 equiv.) to soln. of ((CH3)3CO)3Al (1 equiv.) and (CH3)2S (1 equiv.) in benzene at 20°C; self-heating; treatment with AcOH; filtration; removal of volatiles under reduced pressure;

acetic acid (64-19-7) + aluminium (7429-90-5) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water Electrochem. Process; electrolytical dissolution of Al in acetic acid; calcium acetate addition for increase of electric conductivity;
dissolving Al in water free acetic acid;
In water influence of concentration and temperature were examined;

aluminium trichloride (7446-70-0) + acetic acid (64-19-7) → hydrogenchloride (7647-01-0) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
water free AlCl3, water free acetic acid; driving away HCl; inpurity less then 1 % Cl;

aluminum(III) sulfate + acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With barium carbonate In water
With calcium carbonate In water
With BaCO3 In water
With CaCO3 In water

aluminum trihydroxide + acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water
In water
With acetic anhydride In acetic acid Al(OH)3 in 1:1-mixt. of glacial acetic acid and acetic anhydride refluxed for 24 h; suspn. filtered, solid washed with acetone;

ammonium aluminium sulfate + acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
With hydroxide In acetic acid Al(OH)3 pptd. from soln. of aluminum ammonium sulfate; Al(OH)3 filtered out; quickly dissolved in glacial CH3COOH;

aluminum(III) sulfate + barium(II) acetate (543-80-6) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water equiv. amount of educts;
In water equiv. amount of educts;

aluminium trichloride (7446-70-0) + silver(I) acetate (563-63-3) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water
In water

aluminium trichloride (7446-70-0) + acetic anhydride (108-24-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + acetyl chloride (75-36-5)

Conditions	Yield
distn. the formed acetyl chloride and heating the residue at 160-180 °C;
distn. the formed acetyl chloride and heating the residue at 160-180 °C;

aluminum(III) sulfate + lead acetate (301-04-2) → Al(3+)*OH(1-)*2CH3C(O)O(1-) = (CH3C(O)O)2AlOH + aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water purification from Pb ions with H2S, from SO4 ions with barium acetate;
In water purification from Pb ions with H2S, from SO4 ions with barium acetate;

aluminum(III) sulfate + calcium acetate (62-54-4) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
In water
In water

aluminum ethoxide (555-75-9) + acetic anhydride (108-24-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + ethyl acetate (141-78-6)

Conditions	Yield
heating at 90 °C and distn. the formed ethyl acetate;
heating at 90 °C and distn. the formed ethyl acetate;

Al(3+)*OH(1-)*2CH3C(O)O(1-) = (CH3C(O)O)2AlOH + acetic anhydride (108-24-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
heating in sealed tube;
heating in sealed tube;

((CH3)3CO)Al(OCOCH3)2 → aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + aluminum tri-tert-butoxide (556-91-2)

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) symmetrization on heating;;

Allyl acetate (591-87-7) + phenylaluminium dichloride (3530-39-0) → allylbenzene (300-57-2) + biphenyl (92-52-4) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) In diethyl ether Ar atmosphere; stirring (20°C, 5 mole-% catalyst, 20 h);	A 0% B <1 C n/a

aluminum (III) chloride (7446-70-0, 7784-13-6) + acetic anhydride (108-24-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: acetic anhydride With acetic acid at 110℃; for 0.5h; Stage #2: aluminum (III) chloride at 20℃;

aluminum (III) chloride (7446-70-0, 7784-13-6) + acetic acid (64-19-7) → aluminum acetate (139-12-8)

Conditions	Yield
at 100℃; for 0.166667h;

aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + baicalin (21967-41-9) → C42H34AlO22

Conditions	Yield
In aq. acetate buffer at 50℃; for 1h; pH=5; pH-value; Temperature;	94.38%

octakis(benzylthio)phthalocyaninato lithium + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → octakis(benzylthio)phthalocyaninato aluminium

Conditions	Yield
In pentan-1-ol mixt. of octakis(benzylthio)phthalocyaninato lithium and metal salt wererefluxed in n-pentanol for 1 h, cooled to room temp.; centrifuged, washed with hot EtOH, dried in desiccator;	69%

thionyl chloride (7719-09-7) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → acetic anhydride (108-24-7)

aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + chlorine (7782-50-5) + sulfur → acetic anhydride (108-24-7)

aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → carbon dioxide (124-38-9) + acetic acid (64-19-7) + acetone (67-64-1)

Conditions	Yield
at 320℃;

aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + acetic acid (64-19-7) + hydrogen → aluminium hydroxide

Conditions	Yield
at 320 - 360℃;

zinc diacetate (557-34-6) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → zinc aluminate

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: zinc diacetate; aluminum acetate With potassium hydroxide In water at 20℃; pH=14; Acidic conditions; Stage #2: With acetic acid In water pH=8;

cupric chloride + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → 1,2-diacetoxypropane (623-84-7)

Conditions	Yield
With acetic anhydride In acetic acid

sulfur dioxide (7446-09-5) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → aluminium sulfite

Conditions	Yield
slow reaction, 90°C;
slow reaction, 90°C;

Al2O3(b),Na2O(0.04),O2Si(0.053),Fe2O3(0.006) (W%) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → corundum

Conditions	Yield
With ammonium fluoride; manganese(II) acetate In water to anodic aluminum hydroxyde added satd. solns. of ammonium fluoride, aluminum acetate, and manganese acetate; mixt. heated at 1000-1200°C for 0.5-5 h; elem. anal.;

aluminum acetate (139-12-8) + silica gel (112926-00-8, 7631-86-9) → alumina + mullite

Conditions	Yield
Al salt introduced into SiO2 sol, hydrolyzed, pptd. by (CH2)6N4, heatedat 1200-1250°C for 1 h; not isolated, detected by XRD;

Na2O*3WO3*4H2O + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → aluminium polytungstate

Conditions	Yield
In water pptn. and washing with ethanol;

sodium oxalate (62-76-0) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → sodium aluminate + aluminium oxide

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) mixt. heated at 950°C for 1 h, mixt. ground up in a mortar, fired at 900°C for 1 h in air; not isolated, mixt. of phases: NaAlO2 and γ-Al2O3;

sodium oxalate (62-76-0) + aluminum acetate (139-12-8) → sodium aluminate + aluminium oxide + alumina

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) mixt. heated at 950°C for 10 h, mixt. ground up in a mortar, fired at 900°C for 1 h in air; not isolated, mixt. of phases: NaAlO2, β-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3;

Upstream product

• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 301-04-2 lead acetate 
• 556-91-2 aluminum tri-tert-butoxide 
• 7429-90-5 aluminium 
• 7446-70-0 aluminium trichloride 
• 543-80-6 barium(II) acetate 
• 563-63-3 silver(I) acetate 
• 62-54-4 calcium acetate 
• 555-75-9 aluminum ethoxide 
• 591-87-7 Allyl acetate 
• 3530-39-0 phenylaluminium dichloride 
• 7446-70-0 aluminum (III) chloride 

Downstream Products

• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 623-84-7 1,2-diacetoxypropane 
• 32287-65-3 aluminum trifluoride 
• 13462-92-5 fluellite 
• 32287-65-3 aluminium(III) fluoride trihydrate 
• 1333-84-2 aluminum oxide 
• 47822-79-7 aluminium phthalocyanine 

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