Strontium dialuminate (SrAl4O7) can be synthesized by crystallization of amorphous spray-dried precursors or solidification from the liquid. In this paper, SrAl4O7 was prepared via the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid precursor route. Differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the precursors and the oxide powders derived. XRD analysis showed that single-phase SrAl4O7 was obtained from pulverized resin at a temperature of 1050 degrees C for 2 h and SrAl4O7 can be stable at least up to 1200 degrees C. Single-phase SrAl4O7 was not obtained from the citrate acid route.