A structural investigation of tris(ethyl acetoacetate)aluminium (III)

Aluminium tris(ethyl acetoacetate), Al(C6H9O3)(3) has been prepared and characterized by means of H-1 and C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). It was determined that two stereoisomeric complexes can be distinguished in the solution: meridional and facial. The crystal structure of Al(C6H9O3)(3) has been determined from XRPD data. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n.