Aluminium Acetate reacts with water either by adding it in water or by the water vapors present in atmosphere.
It can produce mono basic hydroxide acetate as;
Al(CH₃COO)₃ + H₂O → Al(CH₃COO)₂(OH) + CH₃COOH
Or it produces di basic hydroxide acetate as;
Al(CH₃COO)₃ + 2 H₂O → Al(CH₃COO)(OH)₂ + 2 CH₃COOH
So, when Aluminium Acetate is added in water it exists in these three forms,
1) Aluminium Triacetate [Al(CH₃COO)₃] (Neutral)
2) Aluminium Diacetate [Al(CH₃COO)(OH)₂] (Basic)
3) Aluminium Monoacetate [Al(CH₃COO)₂(OH)] (Basic)
