Aluminium triacetate

Aluminium triacetate
Names
	IUPAC name Aluminium acetate
	Other names Aluminium(III) acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	139-12-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	8427;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.868
PubChem CID	8757;
UNII	80EHD8I43D ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30890496 ;
	SMILES CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Al+3];
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H9AlO6
Molar mass	204.114 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Solubility in water	soluble
Related compounds
Related compounds	Basic aluminium diacetate (hydroxyaluminium diacetate), CAS RN 142-03-0, HOAl(CH; 3CO; 2); 2; 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). Infobox references

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.

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]

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[FerrousAcetate-15] Ellis, Catharine (2016). "Transformative Processes". The Weaver's Studio Woven Shibori. F+W Media, Inc. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9781632503541.^{[permanent dead link]}

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