Indium acetate is an acetate of indium, with the chemical formula In(CH3COO)3. It is soluble in water, acetic acid and mineral acids.42230 Indium(III) acetate, 99.99% (metals basis). Alfa Aesar. [2017-11-6] It is the precursor of indium-containing compounds such as the solar cell materials CuInS2杨霈. 太阳能电池材料CuInS2带隙的缺陷调制研究[D]. 北京理工大学, 2014. and indium phosphide quantum dots.王彬彬, 王莉, 汪瑾,等. 基于元素磷源的InP量子点的制备[J]. 无机化学学报, 2012, 28(2):342-346.
Preparation
Indium acetate can be prepared by reacting indiumLindel, W.; Huber, F. Preparation and some properties of indium(III) carboxylates. Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 1974. 408(2) 167-174. or triethylindium胡益民, 周虹屏. 醋酸铟化合物的合成及热稳定性研究[J]. 合成化学, 1999(1):12-14. with frozen acetic acid.
Chemical properties
Indium acetate can react with propionic acid:
In(CH3COO)3 + CH3CH2COOH → In(CH3COO)2(CH3CH2COO) + CH3COOH
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