Gallium acetylacetonate

Gallium acetylacetonate
Names
	IUPAC name (Z)-4-bis[(Z)-1-methyl-3-oxobut-1-enoxy]gallanyloxypent-3-en-2-one
	Other names Gallium acetylacetonate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14405-43-7;
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.873
PubChem CID	16717626;
Properties
Chemical formula	GaC15H21O6
Molar mass	367.05 g/mol
Appearance	White solid
Density	1.42 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Gallium acetylacetonate, also referred to as Ga(acac)₃, is a coordination complex with formula Ga(C₅H₇O₂)₃. This gallium complex with three acetylacetonate ligands is used in research. The molecule has D₃ symmetry, being isomorphous with other octahedral tris(acetylacetonate)s.^[1]

^ Dymock, K.; Palenik, G. J. (1974). "Tris(acetylacetonato)gallium(III)". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 30 (5): 1364–1366. Bibcode:1974AcCrB..30.1364D. doi:10.1107/S0567740874004833.

[1] Dymock, K.; Palenik, G. J. (1974). "Tris(acetylacetonato)gallium(III)". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 30 (5): 1364–1366. Bibcode:1974AcCrB..30.1364D. doi:10.1107/S0567740874004833.

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