Cerium(III) acetylacetonate

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate^[1]
	File:Tris(acetylacetonato)Cerium(III)-3D-balls-by-AHRLS-2012.png
Names
	IUPAC name cerium; (Z)-4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	15653-01-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4952846;
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.094
EC Number	239-720-7;
PubChem CID	6450231;
	InChI InChI=1S/3C5H8O2.Ce/c31-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h33,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b34-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-LNTINUHCSA-K; InChI=1/3C5H8O2.Ce/c31-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h33,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b34-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-QQVDQASFBR;
	SMILES [Ce+3].O=C(/C=C(\[O-])C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H21CeO6
Molar mass	437.443 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline powder
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Cerium acetylacetonate is a compound with formula Ce(C₅H₇O₂)₃. It is the cerium complex of acetylacetone.

Uses

Cerium acetylacetonate is used in the formation of mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria using the sol-gel process. The cerium source can be cerium nitrate, acetate or acetylacetonate, but the unique properties of cerium acetylacetonate yield this effect: the shorter length of the stabilizer's hydrocarbon chain, the smaller the crystallite size in the end product. For the other two sources of cerium, the opposite was true: a short hydrocarbon chain in the stabilizer prevented coagulation of ceria particles in the sol. ^[2]

Cerium acetylacetonate can also be used along with gadolinium acetylacetonate to synthesize gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) gel powders. They are the precursors in the sol-gel method. ^[3]

References

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[americanelements-1] Cerium acetylacetonate at American Elements

[nanocrystalceria-2] "Formation of mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria from cerium nitrate, acetate or acetylacetonate"

[GDC-3] "Synthesis of gadolinia-doped ceria gels and powders from acetylacetonate precursors"

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