Title: Nickel Acetylacetonate
CAS Registry Number: 3264-82-2
CAS Name: Bis(2,4-pentanedionato-
O,O¢)nickel
Synonyms: bisacetylacetonatonickel(II); bis(2,4-pentanediono)nickel(II); 2,4-pentanedione nickel complex
Molecular Formula: C10H14NiO4
Molecular Weight: 256.91
Percent Composition: C 46.75%, H 5.49%, Ni 22.85%, O 24.91%
Line Formula: Ni(CH3COCHCOCH3)2
Literature References: Also Ni(acac)2 or Ni(AA)2. Prepn from acetylacetone and Ni(OH)2: Gach,
Monatsh. Chem. 21, 103 (1900); from acetylacetone and NiCl2.6H2O: Charles, Pawlikowski,
J. Phys. Chem. 62, 440 (1958); from 4-diethylamino-3-pentene-2-one and NiCl2.6H2O: Gash,
Can. J. Chem. 45, 2109 (1967).
See also Fernelius, Bryant,
Inorg. Synth. 5, 105 (1957). Exists as a trimer in the solid state: Bullen,
Nature 177, 537 (1956); Bullen
et al., Inorg. Chem. 4, 456 (1965); as a monomer in the vapor phase: Fackler
et al., J. Phys. Chem. 72, 4631 (1972). Structure of dihydrate: Montgomery, Lingafelter,
Acta Crystallogr. 17, 1481 (1964).
Properties: Emerald-green orthorhombic crystals. mp 229-230°. bp11 220-235°. d17 1.455. uv max (10-4
M in CHCl3): 298, 265 nm (log e 4.34, 4.44). Sol in water, alcohol, chloroform, benzene. Insol in ether, ligroin.
Melting point: mp 229-230°
Boiling point: bp11 220-235°
Absorption maximum: uv max (10-4
M in CHCl3): 298, 265 nm (log e 4.34, 4.44)
Density: d17 1.455
Use: Catalyst.