Cerium(III) acetylacetonate

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name cerium; (Z)-4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	15653-01-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4952846;
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.094
EC Number	239-720-7;
PubChem CID	6450231;
	InChI InChI=1S/3C5H8O2.Ce/c31-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h33,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b34-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-LNTINUHCSA-K; InChI=1/3C5H8O2.Ce/c31-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h33,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b34-3-; Key: PYPNFSVOZBISQN-QQVDQASFBR;
	SMILES [Ce+3].O=C(/C=C(\[O-])C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C.[O-]\C(=C/C(=O)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H21CeO6
Molar mass	437.443 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline powder
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Cerium(III) acetylacetonate is a compound with formula Ce(C₅H₇O₂)₃(H₂O)_x. It is typically isolated as the trihydrate. Partial dehydration gives the dihydrate, a red-brown solid.^[2]

Reactions

Cerium acetylacetonate is a precursor to mesoporous nanocrystalline ceria using the sol-gel process.^[3] It can also be used along with gadolinium acetylacetonate to synthesize gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) gel powders.^[4]