Aluminium acetylacetonate explained

Aluminium acetylacetonate, also referred to as Al(acac)₃, is a coordination complex with formula Al(C₅H₇O₂)₃. This aluminium complex with three acetylacetone ligands is used in research on Al-containing materials. The molecule has D₃ symmetry, being isomorphous with other octahedral tris(acetylacetonate)s.^[1]

Uses

Aluminium acetylacetonate can be used as the precursor to crystalline aluminium oxide films using low-pressure metal organic chemical vapour deposition.^[2] In horticulture it can also be used as a molluscicide.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Dymock, K.; Palenik, Gus J. "Tris(acetylacetonato)gallium(III)" Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry (1974), volume 30, 1364-6. . (this paper also discusses the Al compound)
2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02706237 "Carbonaceous alumina films deposited by MOCVD from aluminium acetylacetonate: a spectroscopic ellipsometry study"
3. Control of slugs with contact-action molluscicides. I. F. Henderson, A. P. Martin. 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1990.tb06607.x. Annals of Applied Biology. 116. 2. 273–278. 1990.