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From studies of the specific hydroxide ion catalyzed decomposition of diacetone alcohol by dimethylthallium(III) hydroxide at 25°C, it is concluded that both ion pairs (dissociation constantK=0.090 mole-dm−3) and dimers (dimerization constantK d=1.5 dm3-mole−1) exist in aqueous solution.
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Lawrence, J.K., Prue, J.E. Ion association in solutions of dimethylthallium(III) hydroxide. J Solution Chem 3, 553–561 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650400
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