Lisa A. Bruno, B. Su
May 1, 1997
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Applied Spectroscopy
Abstract
Vanadium trisacetylacetonate or VACAC, I (see Fig. 1), has several applications including use as a component in ole® n polymerization catalysts. Consequently, VACAC purity is important to polymer producers. VACAC is air sensitive, undergoing gradual oxidation in the presence of moist air to give vanadyl(IV) acetylacetonate or VOBA, II (see Fig. 1), according to Eq. 1.1 Commercially available VACAC typically contains a maximum VOBA level of 2.0 wt %.