Nomenclature
CAS number: 13473-90-0
Nitric acid aluminum salt (3:1).
AlN
3O
9; mol wt 213.00.
Al 12.67%, N 19.73%, O 67.60%.
Al(NO
3)
3.
Description and references
Occurs in several states of hydration of which
the nonahydrate is the most stable. Prepn: Gmelins, Aluminum (8th ed.) 35B, p 149-152
(1934). Toxicity data: Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 30, 470 (1969).
Derivative
Nonahydrate.
Nomenclature
CAS number: 7784-27-2
AlN
3O
9.9H
2O; mol wt 375.13.
Al 7.19%, N 11.20%, O 76.77%, H 4.84%.
Description and references
Thermal decompn and γ-pyrolysis: E. El-Shereafy et al., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 237, 183 (1998).
Properties
Deliquesc crystals; mp 73°; dec at 135°. Oxidizer. Very sol in water, alc; very slightly sol in
acetone. Almost insol in ethyl acetate and pyridine. The aq soln
is acid. Keep well closed. LD50 orally in rats:
4.28 g/kg (Smyth).Use
Tanning leather; antiperspirant; corrosion inhibitor;
extraction of uranium; nitrating agent. Nonahydrate as a metal standard
solution in analytical chemistry.