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Aluminium formate

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Aluminium formate
Names
IUPAC name
Aluminium triformate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.089 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1S/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • InChI=1/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-DFZHHIFOAF
  • [Al+3].[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O
Properties
C3H3AlO6
Molar mass 162.034 g/mol
Appearance white powder
insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Aluminium formate is the aluminium salt of formic acid, with the chemical formula Al(HCOO)3. It can be produced via the reaction of aluminium soaps and formic acid.[1]

References

  1. ^ Oskar, Jochem. "ALUMINIUM FORMATE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME". United States Patent Office. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

Further reading

  • Hannelore, Rauh; Wilhelm Knoche (2010-06-10). "A kinetic study of the formation of aluminium formate in aqueous solution". Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 83 (5): 518–521. doi:10.1002/bbpc.19790830513.