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Trioctylaluminum solution

25 wt. % in hexanes

Synonym(s):

Tri-n-octylaluminium, Tri-n-octylaluminum, Trioctylalane

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)7]3Al
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
366.64
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

concentration

25 wt. % in hexanes

density

0.701 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC[Al](CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/3C8H17.Al/c3*1-3-5-7-8-6-4-2;/h3*1,3-8H2,2H3;

InChI key

LFXVBWRMVZPLFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Trioctylaluminum solution is an organoaluminum compound that is commonly used as a reagent in organic synthesis for a variety of reactions, including alkylations, reduction, and metalation reactions. It is also often used as a cocatalyst in olefin polymerization reactions.

Application

Trioctylaluminum solution (25 wt. % in hexane) can be used as a reagent in the synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymers via sequential anionic polymerization reaction.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-5.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-21 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Polymer Bull., 15, 127-127 (1986)
Dominic Diether et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 49(6), 2004-2013 (2020-01-29)
The reaction of 2-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)-1,1-diphenyl-ethanol [HONCH3] with Ln(AlMe4)3 (Ln = La, Nd, Y) via a deprotonation/C-H-bond activation sequence gave complexes [ONCH2]Ln(AlMe3)2(AlMe4) (Ln = La, Nd, Y) bearing the dianionic tridentate ligand [ONCH2]. In contrast, the reactions involving the smaller rare-earth metals
Dane Christie et al.
ACS central science, 4(4), 504-511 (2018-05-04)
Nanoscale compositional heterogeneity in block copolymers can impart synergistic property combinations, such as stiffness and toughness. However, until now, there has been no experimental method to locally probe the dynamics at a specific location within these structured materials. Here, this

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