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Cerium(III) nitrate hexahydrate

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):
Cerium trinitrate, Cerous nitrate hexahydrate, Nitric acid cerium salt
Linear Formula:
Ce(NO3)3 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
434.22
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

impurities

≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

SMILES string

[Ce+3].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/Ce.3NO3.6H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;;;;/h;;;;6*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;;;;

InChI key

QQZMWMKOWKGPQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is a widely used source of cerium in materials science. It is a white-to-yellow crystalline salt that is hygroscopic and air-sensitive. It is highly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone, although solutions can appear slightly hazy. Like many trivalent metal nitrates, cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate melts at a low temperature (57 °C)and thermally decomposes at low temperatures too, beginning at 190 °C and proceeding rapidly at 280 °C with complete decomposition to cerium oxide at 390-400 °C.

Application

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is widely used as a source of cerium, especially in the synthesis of micro- or nano-structured ceria (cerium oxide). Because of its high solubility and low decomposition temperature, cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is an ideal reagent for hydrothermal reactions, sol-gel processing, and co-precipitation and calcination reactions. Our cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate 99.999% is designed for applications that demand high-purity cerium with low contaminants of other trace metals and rare earth metals. For example, high-purity cerium nitrate is applicable in studies using cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate used to dope catalysts, such as recent efforts to boost water splitting using Ce-doped layered double hydroxides . It is also applicable in studies using cerium (III)nitrate hexahydrate to build a ceria support for single-atom catalysts, such as nickel-doped ceria for the hydrogenation of acetylene and platinum-doped ceria for carbon monoxide oxidation. Our high-purity cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is also in the solid-state synthesis of cerium-doped phosphors like Ca2YHf2Al3O12 where energy transfer from Ce3+ to other rare earth ions plays a major role in the efficiency and breadth of excitations.

Packaging

25, 125 g in poly bottle

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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