Aluminum tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)

Synonyms

Aluminium tris(quinolin-8-olate); Aluminium, tris(8-quinolinato-N1,O8)-; [ChemIDplus] Tris(8-quinolinolato-kappaN1,kappaO8)aluminum; Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum; Alq3; [Merck Index] Alq3, sublimed; Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum(III); [Dojindo Laboratories MSDS]

Category

Organic Compounds, Metal Salts

Description

Light yellow solid; [Merck Index] Yellow crystalline powder; Insoluble in water; [Dojindo Laboratories MSDS]

Sources/Uses

Used in organic light-emitting devices (OLED) as an electron transport and/or light emitting layer; [ChemIDplus] "Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminium is the chemical compound with the formula Al(C9H6NO)3. Widely abbreviated Alq3, it is a coordination complex wherein aluminium is bonded in a bidentate manner to the conjugate base of three 8-hydroxyquinoline ligands. . . . Alq3 is a common component of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED's). Variations in the substituents on the quinoline rings affect its luminescence properties. [Wikipedia]

Comments

An irritant; [Dojindo Laboratories MSDS]

Biomedical References

1 mg/m3, respirable fraction

15 mg/m3(total dust), 5 mg/m3(respirable fraction)

4 mg/m3, (inhalable fraction), 1.5 mg/m3 (respirable fraction)

Explanatory Notes

TLV, PEL, and MAK values for aluminum metal and insoluble compounds;

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Semiconductor Manufacturing