Aluminium monohydroxide

Hydroxyaluminium(I), also known as Aluminium(I) hydroxide, is an inorganic chemical with molecular formula AlOH. It consists of aluminium in the +1 oxidation state paired with a single hydroxide. It has been detected as a molecular substance in the envelope of an oxygen-rich red supergiant star, a place where substances containing metals or hydroxides are thought to be rare.

Aluminium monohydroxide
Names
IUPAC name
Hydroxyaluminium(I)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Al.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
    Key: MPJGFDUNKYERDK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
  • [Al]O
Properties
AlOH
Molar mass 43.989 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions
AlSH
Other cations
GaOH, InOH, TlOH
Related compounds
Al(OH)2, Al(OH)3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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