Aluminium formate

Names
IUPAC name

Aluminium triformate

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 7360-53-4 Y

3D model (JSmol)

* Interactive image

ChemSpider |

* 56385

ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.089

PubChem CID

* 62632

UNII |

* 0D34IG724V Y

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

* DTXSID1044724

InChI

* InChI=1S/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3

Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-UHFFFAOYSA-K

* InChI=1/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3

Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-DFZHHIFOAF

SMILES

* [Al+3].[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O

Properties

Chemical formula

| C3H3AlO6
Molar mass | 162.033 g·mol−1
Appearance  | White powder

Solubility in water

| Insoluble

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Infobox references

Chemical compound

Aluminium formate is the aluminium salt of formic acid, with the chemical formula Al(HCOO)3. It can be produced via the reaction of aluminium soaps and formic acid.[1] Reaction between formic acid and aluminium hydroxide yields Al(HCOO)3(CO2)0.75(H2O)0.25(HCOOH)0.25. Upon activation at 180 °C, guest molecules are removed to obtain Al(HCOO)3.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Oskar, Jochem. "ALUMINIUM FORMATE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME". United States Patent Office. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. ^ Evans H A, Mullangi D, Deng Z, et al. Aluminium formate, Al(HCOO)3: An earth-abundant, scalable, and highly selective material for CO2 capture. Science Advances, 2022, 8(44): eade1473. doi:10.1126/sciadv.ade1473

## Further reading[edit]

* Hannelore, Rauh; Wilhelm Knoche (2010-06-10). "A kinetic study of the formation of aluminium formate in aqueous solution". Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 83 (5): 518–521. doi:10.1002/bbpc.19790830513.
* Xue, Moxi; Gao, Baoyu; Li, Ruihua; Sun, Jianzhang (2018). "Aluminium formate (AF): Synthesis, characterization and application in dye wastewater treatment". Journal of Environmental Sciences. 74: 95–106. doi:10.1016/j.jes.2018.02.013. PMID 30340679. S2CID 53010618.

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