Zirconium(IV) acetate

Zirconium(IV) acetate or zirconyl acetate, or just zirconium acetate, usually refers to the chemical formula Zr₆O₄(OH)₄(CH₃CO₂)₁₂ (hexazirconium(IV) tetroxide tetrahydroxide dodecaacetate). It is a white solid formed by the reaction of zirconyl chloride with acetic acid. Claims of Zr(CH₃CO₂)₄ (zirconium(IV) acetate) have been superseded by experiments using X-ray crystallography.

The species Zr₆O₄(OH)₄(CH₃CO₂)₁₂ is a common precursor to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The structure of the 8.5 hydrate (Zr₆O₄(OH)₄(CH₃CO₂)₁₂·8.5H₂O) has been determined by EXAFS. The core can be described as a Zr₆ octahedron is face-capped with oxide and hydroxide ligands.

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