| Title:  Nickel Acetylacetonate CAS Registry Number:  3264-82-2 CAS Name:  Bis(2,4-pentanedionato-O,O¢)nickel Additional Names:  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 (10-4M 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 (10-4M in CHCl3):  298, 265 nm (log e 4.34, 4.44) Density:  d17 1.455 Use:  Catalyst.  |