Barium acetylacetonate is a

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with formula Ba(C₅H₇O₂)₂. It is the Ba²⁺ complex of the

anion An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conve ...

acetylacetonate Acetylacetone is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless liquid, classified as a 1,3-diketone. It exists in equilibrium with a tautomer . These tautomers interconvert so rapidly under most conditions that they are tr ...

. The compound is typically encountered as an ill-defined hydrate, which would accord with the high

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characteristic of barium.

Uses

: left, Structure of gaseous barium acetylacetonate. Barium acetylacetonate has been examined in metal organic chemical vapour deposition of BaTiO₃ thin films. The related complex with hexafluoroacetylacetonate Ba(hfa)₂( tetraglyme) has also been investigated. Its formation of a sublimable adduct containing a

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illustrates the high

s typical of barium.

References

Barium compounds Acetylacetonate complexes {{organic-compound-stub