Structured Summary
Abstract
An oxide of aluminum, occurring in nature as various minerals such as bauxite, corundum, etc. It is used as an adsorbent, desiccating agent, and catalyst, and in the manufacture of dental cements and refractories.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Al2O3
- Molecular Weight
- 101.961 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 1344-28-1
- IUPAC Name
- dialuminum;tris(oxygen(2-))
- InChIKey
- PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000537
- Source
- PubChem CID 9989226
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Alumina
- Oxide, Aluminum
- Alumina Ceramic
- Aluminum Oxide (Al130O40)
- Aluminum Oxide (Al2O)
- Aluminum Oxide (AlO2)
- Bauxite
- Corundum
- Sapphire
- Ceramic, Alumina
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(78); was see under ALUMINUM 1978-90
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Previous Indexing
- Aluminum (1966-1977)
- Oxides (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aluminum Oxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000537. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000537
- Aluminum Oxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxide
- Aluminum Oxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q177342
- Aluminum Oxide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 9989226. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9989226