Aluminum diacetate

Structural formula
${\displaystyle \mathrm {\ {\Biggl [}} }$ ${\displaystyle \mathrm {\ \!\ {\Biggr ]}_{2}} }$
General
Surname	Aluminum diacetate
other names	Acetic clay Bis (aceto- O ) -hydroxylaluminum
Molecular formula	Al (CH 3 COO) 2 (OH)
Brief description	colorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 142-03-0 EC number 205-518-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.005.017 PubChem 10197832 ChemSpider 21106083 Wikidata Q2651741
properties
Molar mass	162.08 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
solubility	hardly soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Aluminum diacetate is an aluminum salt of acetic acid and is one of the aluminum acetates .

Extraction and presentation

The aluminum diacetate can be prepared directly by reacting sodium aluminate with acetic acid .

use

The diacetate is used in medicine because of its antiseptic , astringent and cooling effect in the treatment of insect bites, burns without open wounds, bruises and sprains, but never on open wounds. It is often referred to as acetic clay and sold as a gel-like substance in tubes or cans. Acetic clay often contains tartaric acid as a stabilizing agent. Aluminum diacetate has been on the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List since 1977 .

Aluminum diacetate is also used to impregnate cotton or mixed fabrics, e.g. B. in group or large tents, use. It is also used as a mordant in textile dyeing.

Acetic clay is occasionally used to improve the adhesion of plaster mortars to surfaces with sintered skin or those exposed to salt. A 1% solution with a pH of around 4 is typically used.

Trade names

In Germany, aluminum diacetate is available in combination with Algeldrat under the name Lenicet.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Entry on aluminum diacetate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 19, 2019 (JavaScript required)
2. ↑ RÖFIX clay solution , technical data sheet, June 10, 2019, Fixit Group
3. ↑ HASIT clay solution, adhesion improver, IN: www.hasit.de, Technical Data Sheet, as of March 30, 2019, Fixit Group
4. ↑ Konrad Fischer: Moisture and salt in old buildings - collection of facts and tips 2, on wall moisture, salt damage and rising damp, renovation with renovation plaster, monument protection and monument preservation , section "Measures to reduce building-damaging salts: / General procedural information:"; Accessed August 2019
5. ↑ Product data sheet Baumit clay solution ( Memento from August 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive ), 01.2018; IN: Baumit.com

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