Aluminium hydroxide oxide

Aluminium hydroxide oxide or aluminium oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH) is found as one of two well defined crystalline phases, which are also known as the minerals boehmite and diaspore. The minerals are important constituents of the aluminium ore, bauxite.

Aluminium hydroxide oxide

Names
IUPAC name Aluminium hydroxide oxide
Systematic IUPAC name Hydroxidooxidoaluminium (additive)
Other names Metaaluminic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	24623-77-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:30188 Y
ChemSpider	30148 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.042.138
EC Number	246-368-8
Gmelin Reference	463741
PubChem CID	32524
UNII	NZO8Q0FP2E Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0052679 DTXSID4051661, DTXSID0052679
InChI InChI=1S/Al.H2O.O/h;1H2;/q+1;;/p-1 Y Key: FAHBNUUHRFUEAI-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y
SMILES O[Al]=O
Properties
Chemical formula	AlHO2
Molar mass	59.988 g·mol−1
Appearance	White powder
Odor	Odorless
Density	3.01 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

List of related compounds and minerals

The aluminium oxides, oxide hydroxides, and hydroxides can be summarized as follows:

• aluminium oxides
  • corundum (Al₂O₃)
• aluminium oxide hydroxides
  • diaspore (α-AlO(OH))
  • boehmite or böhmite (γ-AlO(OH))
  • akdalaite (5Al₂O₃·H₂O) (once believed to be 4Al₂O₃·H₂O), also called tohdite
• aluminium hydroxides
  • gibbsite (often designated as γ-Al(OH)₃, but sometimes as α-Al(OH)₃, sometimes called hydrargillite or hydrargyllite)
  • bayerite (designated often as α-Al(OH)₃ but sometimes as β-Al(OH)₃)
  • doyleite
  • nordstrandite