Verfahren und Mittel zur Herstellung von alpha-Al2O3

The invention relates to a process for the production of <alpha>-Al<-2 O<-3 by the hydrolytic condensation of aluminium compounds. Hydrolyzable aluminium compounds based on the general formula of AlRR'R'', where R, R' and R'' each mean branched or unbranched alkyl, alkoxyl or acyloxy groups or anions are converted into aluminium/<beta> diketone compounds before hydrolysis with <beta> diketones of the formula 1 where R->1, R->2 and R->3 mean branched or unbranched alkyl or alkoxyl or hydrogen atoms respectively. The aluminium/<beta> diketone complex compounds are condensed hydrolytically and heated to temperatures of >= 900<degrees Celsius>C.