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Cerium(III) nitrate hexahydrate

99.99% 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

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth 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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assay

99.99% trace metals basis

assay

99.9% trace metals basis

assay

99% trace metals basis

assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps

form

crystals and lumps

form

crystals and lumps

form

crystals and lumps

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis

impurities

≤1500.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis

impurities

1-2% La

impurities

≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: cerium

General description

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is a white-to-yellowcrystalline salt, which is hygroscopic and air-sensitive. Cerium (III) nitratehexahydrate is highly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone. Cerium (III)nitrate hexahydrate melts at 57 °C and begins to thermally decompose at190 °Cwith complete decomposition to the oxide by 400 °C.

Application

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is widely used as a sourceof cerium, especially in the synthesis of micro- or nano-structured ceria(cerium oxide). Researchers leverage the high solubility and low decompositiontemperature of cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate in hydrothermal reactions,sol-gel processing, and co-precipitation/calcination reactions to synthesizeceria and cerium-compounds. For example, for one study materials scientistsprepared a two-dimensional cobalt-doped ceria nanosheet by co-precipitating andcalcining cerium nitrate and cobalt acetate. As another example, researchersused the high solubility of cerium nitrate to grow crystals of two-dimensionalrare-earth double perovskites. Researchers have also used cerium nitrate to formcomposites, such as graphene-ceria nanoparticle composites and TiO2/CeO2nanocomposites, utilizing cerium’s (III/IV) redox chemistry forlight-absorption and photocatalysis. One example, that shows the maturematerials engineering of cerium (III) nitrate chemistry, is a study that uses acalcium-doped cerium nanotube composite with lithiumbis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) poly(ethylene oxide) for asolid-state lithium-ion electrolyte. The Ca-CeO2 nanotubes, which achievehigher concentrations of oxygen vacancies than undoped CeO2, were made byelectrospinning from a solution of cerium nitrate and calcium nitrate withpolyvinylpyrrolidone, which is removed by pyrolysis in a final calcination.

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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