Gallium acetylacetonate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Gallium acetylacetonate
other names	Ga (acac) 3 Gallium (III) 2,4-pentanedionate Gallium (III) acetylacetonate
Molecular formula	[CH 3 COCH = C (O-) CH 3 ] 3 Ga
Brief description	white solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 14405-43-7 ECHA InfoCard 100,034,873 PubChem 16717626 ChemSpider 4588244 Wikidata Q15046879
properties
Molar mass	367.05 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.42 g cm −3
Melting point	196–198 ° C (decomposition)
solubility	practically insoluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-312-332-315-319-335-351 P: 261-280-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Gallium acetylacetonate is a chemical compound of gallium from the group of acetylacetonates .

Extraction and presentation

Gallium acetylacetonate can be obtained by reacting gallium hydroxide with acetylacetone .

properties

Gallium acetylacetonate is a white solid that is practically insoluble in water. The compound occurs in several crystal structures .

use

Gallium acetylacetonate is used in research on materials containing gallium. Gallium (III) oxide thin films can be produced with atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) by combining gallium acetylacetonate with water or ozone as a precursor. It can also be used for the synthesis of high purity gallium nitride nanowires and nano needles at low temperatures.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} data sheet Gallium (III) acetylacetonate, 99.99% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 15, 2019 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} data sheet Gallium (III) 2,4-pentanedionate, 99.99% (metals basis) from AlfaAesar, accessed on May 15, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
3. ^ ^{A b} F. M. Jaeger: The Dimorphism of Gallium Acetylacetonate. (PDF).