Cerium acetylacetonate

Cerium acetylacetonate

Names
IUPAC name cerium; (Z)-4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	15653-01-7
ChemSpider	4952846
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	6450231
InChI InChI=1S/3C5H8O2.Ce/c3*1-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h3*3,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b3*4-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-LNTINUHCSA-K InChI=1/3C5H8O2.Ce/c3*1-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h3*3,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b3*4-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-QQVDQASFBR
SMILES [Ce+3].O=C(/C=C(\[O-])C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H21CeO6
Molar mass	437.44 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline powder
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cerium acetylacetonate is a compound with formula Ce(C₅H₇O₂)₃. It is the cerium complex of acetylacetone.

Uses

Cerium acetylacetonate is used in the formation of mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria using the sol-gel process. The cerium source can be cerium nitrate, acetate or acetylacetonate, but the unique properties of cerium acetylacetonate yield this effect: the shorter length of the stabilizer's hydrocarbon chain, the smaller the crystallite size in the end product. For the other two sources of cerium, the opposite was true: a short hydrocarbon chain in the stabilizer prevented coagulation of ceria particles in the sol.

Cerium acetylacetonate can also be used along with gadolinium acetylacetonate to synthesize gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) gel powders. They are the precursors in the sol-gel method.