Aluminium triacetate

Aluminium triacetate is the aluminium salt of acetic acid, with formula Al(CH₃COO)₃. In water, it is associated with hydrated and hydrolysed aluminium species rather than existing simply as isolated formula units.

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Aluminium: Aluminium is a lightweight metallic element with atomic number 13. Its trivalent ions form the positive component of the salt.
Aluminium aqua ion: The aluminium aqua ion is a hydrated aluminium cation, commonly represented as [Al(H₂O)₆]³⁺. Hydrated aluminium provides a useful starting model for aluminium species in water.
Astringent: An astringent is a substance that causes tissues to contract or reduces secretions at a surface. Aluminium acetate solutions have been used topically for their astringent effects.
Aluminium sulfate: Aluminium sulfate is an inorganic aluminium salt with formula Al₂(SO₄)₃. It is a widely used alternative aluminium salt with sulfate rather than acetate.
Acetate: Acetate is the conjugate base of acetic acid, with formula CH₃COO⁻. Three acetate ions balance each aluminium ion in the stated formula.
Aluminium hydroxide: Aluminium hydroxide is an amphoteric inorganic compound with formula Al(OH)₃. Hydrolysis can produce aluminium hydroxide precipitates as solution conditions change.
Burow's solution: Burow's solution is a dilute aqueous preparation of aluminium acetate used as a topical compress. It is a familiar medicinal preparation associated with aluminium acetate.
Aluminium chloride: Aluminium chloride is an aluminium halide with formula AlCl₃. Its chloride anion and strong Lewis acidity distinguish it from the acetate salt.
Acetic acid: Acetic acid is a weak carboxylic acid with formula CH₃COOH. It is the acid whose conjugate base supplies the salt’s acetate ions.
Coordination complex: A coordination complex contains a central atom or ion bound to surrounding ligands. Water and acetate can coordinate aluminium rather than behaving as entirely separate ions.