Triacetylmethane is the
organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and in alkaline water. It readily forms an
enolate. The enolate forms a variety of
metal complexes related to the
metal acetylacetonate
Metal acetylacetonates are coordination complexes derived from the acetylacetonate anion () and metal ions, usually transition metals. The bidentate ligand acetylacetonate is often abbreviated acac. Typically both oxygen atoms bind to the metal t ...
s.
[{{cite journal , doi=10.1016/j.ica.2008.11.017, title=Coordinating Properties of the Anionic Ligand (MeCO)2C(−)C(X)Me (X=O or NH) Toward Transition Metal(II) Centers , year=2009 , last1=Basato , first1=Marino , last2=Caneva , first2=Elisabetta , last3=Tubaro , first3=Cristina , last4=Veronese , first4=Augusto Cesare , journal=Inorganica Chimica Acta , volume=362 , issue=8 , pages=2551–2555 ]
References
Triketones
Chelating agents
Tridentate ligands
3-Hydroxypropenals
Enols