Chemical compound
Hafnium acetylacetonate, also known as Hf(acac)4, is a coordination compound with formula Hf(C5H7O2)4. This white solid is the main hafnium complex of acetylacetonate. The complex has a square antiprismatic geometry with eight nearly equivalent Hf-O bonds. The molecular symmetry is D2, i.e., the complex is chiral. It is prepared from hafnium tetrachloride and acetylacetone, and base. Zr(acac)4 is very similar in structure and properties.[2]
Uses
Along with titanium tetrabutoxide (TBT), hafnium acetylacetonate serves as a catalyst for the production of poly(butylene terephthalate).[3]
Related compounds
- Tetrakis(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionato)hafnium[4]
References
- ^ "Hafnium Acetylacetonate". American Elements. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Zherikova, K. V.; Morozova, N. B.; Kuratieva, N. V.; Baidina, I. A.; Igumenov, I. K. (November 2005). "Synthesis and structural investigation of hafnium(IV) complexes with acetylacetone and trifluoroacetylacetone". Journal of Structural Chemistry. 46 (6): 1039–1046. doi:10.1007/s10947-006-0239-2. S2CID 95300586.
- ^ Banach, T.E; Berti, C; Colonna, M; Fiorini, M; Marianucci, E; Messori, M; Pilati, F; Toselli, M (August 2001). "New catalysts for poly(butylene terephthalate) synthesis". Polymer. 42 (18): 7511–7516. doi:10.1016/S0032-3861(01)00219-1.
- ^ Morris, Melvin L.; Moshier, Ross W.; Sievers, Robert E. (1967). "Tetrakis(1,1,1‐trifluoro‐2,4‐pentanedionato)zirconium(and Hafnium)". Tetrakis(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionato)zirconium (and Hafnium). Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 9. pp. 50–52. doi:10.1002/9780470132401.ch15. ISBN 9780470131688.
