Ceric ammonium nitrate

Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate

  • Cas Number :16744-21-3
  • Chemical Formula : H8N8CeO18
  • Molecular Weight : 548.22

Ceric ammonium nitrate

Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6. This orange-red, water-soluble cerium salt is a specialised oxidizing agent in organic synthesis and a standard oxidant in quantitative analysis.

Appearance:
Red/ orange crystals
Assay by TREO:
99.90% minimum
CeO2 by TREO:
30.00% minimum
Pr6O11 by TREO:
0.006% max.
Nd2O3 by TREO:
0.006% max.
La2O3 by TREO:
0.006% max.
Sm2O3 by TREO:
0.006% max.
Iron as Fe:
100 ppm max.
Sodium as Na:
100 ppm max.
CaO+MgO:
0.01% max.