Aluminium isopropoxide is an inorganic compound and the adduct of aluminum and isopropyl alcohol. It is used as an oxidizing agent in organic chemistry. An inorganic compound is a chemical compound not containing carbon and hydrogen atoms bonded to each other. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol is a common name for propan-2-ol, a colorless, flammable chemical compound with the chemical formula CH3CHOHCH3. ... An oxidizing agent is a substance that [oxidizes] another substance in electrochemistry or redox chemical reactions in general. ... Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon. ...

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• Preparation of aluminum tert-butoxide in Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p.48 (1955); Vol. 21, p.8 (1941). Article
• Oxidation of cholesterol to cholesten-3-one by aluminium isopropoxide in Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p.192 (1963); Vol. 35, p.39 (1955). Article