Triethylaluminium

Triethylaluminium
Names
	IUPAC name Triethylalumane
Identifiers
CAS Number	97-93-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; dimer: Interactive image;
Abbreviations	TEA, TEAl, TEAL
ChemSpider	10179159 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.382
EC Number	202-619-3;
PubChem CID	16682930;
UNII	H426E9H3TT ;
UN number	3051
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6026616 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3C2H5.Al/c31-2;/h31H2,2H3; Key: VOITXYVAKOUIBA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/3C2H5.Al/c31-2;/h31H2,2H3;/rC6H15Al/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3 Key: VOITXYVAKOUIBA-DVVALISXAR;
	SMILES CC[Al](CC)CC; dimer: CC[Al-](CC)([CH2+]1C)[CH2+](C)[Al-]1(CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H30Al2
Molar mass	228.335 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.8324 g/mL at 25 °C
Melting point	−46 °C (−51 °F; 227 K)
Boiling point	128 to 130 °C (262 to 266 °F; 401 to 403 K) at 50 mmHg
Solubility in water	Reacts
Solubility	Ether, hydrocarbons, THF
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	pyrophoric
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H250, H260, H314
Precautionary statements	P210, P222, P223, P231+P232, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P334, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P422, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 4 3 W
Flash point	−18 °C (0 °F; 255 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Trimethylaluminium; Triisobutylaluminium; Triethylborane; Triethylgallium; Triethylindium;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Triethylaluminium is one of the simplest examples of an organoaluminium compound. Despite its name the compound has the formula Al₂(C₂H₅)₆ (abbreviated as Al₂Et₆ or TEA). This colorless liquid is pyrophoric. It is an industrially important compound, closely related to trimethylaluminium.