Triethylaluminium
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Triethylaluminium is one of the simplest examples of an organoaluminium compound. Despite its name the compound has the formula Al2(C2H5)6 (abbreviated as Al2Et6 or TEA). This colorless liquid is pyrophoric. It is an industrially important compound, closely related to trimethylaluminium.[4][5]
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IUPAC name
Triethylalumane | |
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Abbreviations | TEA,[1] TEAl,[2] TEAL[3] |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.382 |
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UN number | 3051 |
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Properties | |
C12H30Al2 | |
Molar mass | 228.335 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Density | 0.8324 g/mL at 25 °C |
Melting point | −46 °C (−51 °F; 227 K) |
Boiling point | 128 to 130 °C (262 to 266 °F; 401 to 403 K) at 50 mmHg |
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Solubility | Ether, hydrocarbons, THF |
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pyrophoric |
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H250, H260, H314 | |
P210, P222, P223, P231+P232, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P334, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P422, P501 | |
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Flash point | −18 °C (0 °F; 255 K) |
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Related compounds |
Trimethylaluminium Triisobutylaluminium |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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