Gelest AKA070

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Aluminum Compounds,

Organometallics

Chemical Name

Aluminum isopropoxide

Base Chemicals Functions

Antioxidant,

Reagent

Molecular formula

C₉H₂₁AlO₃

Technologies

Base Chemicals & Intermediates

Product Families

Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Metals, Alloys & Complexes

Coordination Complexes

Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Technical Salts & Inorganics

Organic Salts

Chemical Structure

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing

Applicable Processes

Chemicals Production

Applications

• Reagent for the reduction of carbonyls to alcohols (Meerwein-Pondorf).
• Forms refractory binder with Si(OEt)
• Reacts with higher glycols in non-hydrolytic method to yield ceramics.
• Forms highly organized mesoporous silica with EO-PO-EO structure directing agent.

Properties

Soluble in

Toluene, Hot isopropanol

Chemical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Boiling Point (at 10 mmHg)	135 - 138	°C	-
Melting Point	118.5	°C	-
Enthalpy of Evaporation	19.4	kcal/mole	-

Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Molecular Weight	204.25	g/mol	-
Density (at 20°C)	1.035	g/ml	-
Hydrolytic Sensitivity	8 (Reacts rapidly with moisture, water, protic solvents)	-	-
Molecular Complexity	3.0	-	-

Regulatory & Compliance

Chemical Inventories

AICS (Australia),

DSL (Canada),

EINECS (EU),

IECSC (China),

INSQ (Mexico),

KECI (Korea),

NZIoC (New Zealand),

PICCS (Phillipines),

TSCA (USA)

Packaging & Availability

Standard Packaging

• 1 kg
• 10 kg