Solid phase
Official name
Cobalt(III) acetylacetonate
Secondary names
cobalt(3+) tris(4-oxopent-2-en-2-olate); Co(acac)3
CAS number
21679-46-9
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
organic salt
Chemical composition
Formula
$Co^{3+} \cdot (CH_3COCHCO^-CH_3)_3$
Chemical formula
Co(CH3COCHCOCH3)3
Elemental formula
(Co3+) C15 H21 O6
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
8.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Co^{3+}$ Cobaltic cation element 1 0.25 1 constituent cation main
$(CH_3COCHCOCH_3)^-$ acetylacetonate ion molecule 3 0.75 1 constituent anion main
Composition comments
The 6 oxygens may be linked to Co^{3+}
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 2
$R-C(=O)-R$ 1
$R=CH-R$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Co^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 3
$\geq C-H$ 6
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 1
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 3
$>C=C<$ 1
$>C=O$ 1
$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$ 1
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
356.26 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
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