Cerium_acetylacetonate

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate

Chemical compound

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate is a compound with formula Ce(C5H7O2)3(H2O)x. It is typically isolated as the trihydrate. Partial dehydration gives the dihydrate, a red-brown solid.[2]

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Cerium acetylacetonate is a precursor to mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria using the sol-gel process.[3] It can also be used along with gadolinium acetylacetonate to synthesize gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) gel powders.[4]

See also

  • Cerium(IV) tetrakis(acetylacetonate)

References

  1. [1]
    Cerium acetylacetonate at American Elements
  2. [2]
    Behrsing, Thomas; Bond, Alan M.; Deacon, Glen B.; Forsyth, Craig M.; Forsyth, Maria; Kamble, Kalpana J.; Skelton, Brian W.; White, Allan H. (2003). "Cerium acetylacetonates—new aspects, including the lamellar clathrate [Ce(acac)4]·10H2O". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 352: 229–237. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(03)00147-6.
  3. [3]
    "Formation of mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria from cerium nitrate, acetate or acetylacetonate"
  4. [4]
    "Synthesis of Gadolinia-Doped Ceria Gels and Powders from Acetylacetonate Precursors"
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