Diethylaluminium chloride

• DEAC
• Diethyl aluminum
• Chlorodiethylaluminium

Colorless and odorless liquid

Liquid

0.97 g · cm -3

-74 ° C

127 ° C (65 hPa)

31 Pa ( 20 ° C)

Violent decomposition in water

Risk

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Diethylaluminum chloride is an organometallic compound of aluminum. It is used as a catalyst for the production of chemical products.

Use

Diethyl aluminum chloride is used in Ziegler -Natta Polymerisationprozessen of vinyls, alkenes and dienes and linear oligomerization and cyclization of unsaturated hydrocarbons as a catalyst. It is also used as a catalyst in alkylation reactions (see Friedel-Crafts alkylation). Further, it serves as an intermediate for the production of other chemicals.

Safety

Diethyl aluminum ignites spontaneously in air.