title: Indium acetate
text: # Indium acetate
  
  Indium acetate is an acetate of indium, with the chemical formula $In(CH_3COO)_3.$ It is soluble in water, acetic acid and mineral acids. It is the precursor of indium-containing compounds such as the solar cell materials $CuInS_2$ and indium phosphide quantum dots.
  
  ## Preparation
  
  Indium acetate can be prepared by reacting indium or triethylindium with frozen acetic acid.
  
  ## Chemical properties
  
  Indium acetate can react with propionic acid:
  
      $In(CH_3COO)_3$ + $CH_3CH_2COOH$ → $In(CH_3COO)_2(CH_3CH_2COO)$ + $CH_3COOH$
  