Aluminium acetotartrate

Aluminium acetotartrate

Clinical data
Other names	Aluminium acetotartrate
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Routes of administration	Topical
ATC code	S02AA04 (WHO) C05AX01 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name (acetato-κO) [2,3-dihydroxybutanedioato(2-)-κO1,κO4] aluminium
JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(C)O[Al]0OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)O0
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Aluminium acetotartrate (or ALSOL) is an organic acid, astringent, and disinfectant. It is the aluminium salt of acetic acid and tartaric acid.^[1][2]

Appearance

Aluminium acetotartrate occurs as colorless or yellowish crystals, freely but exceedingly slowly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol and ether.^[1]

Applications

Aluminium acetotartrate is employed in 0.5–2% solutions as a nasal douche in affections of the