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Ceric ammonium nitrate

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Product Name:
Ceric ammonium nitrate
Synonyms:
  • CAN
  • CERIC AMMONIUM NITRATE
  • CERIUM(+4)DIAMMONIUM NITRATE
  • CERIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE
  • CERIUM(IV) AMMONIUM NITRATE
  • CERIUM(IV) DIAMMONIUM NITRATE
  • CEROUS AMMONIUM NITRATE
  • DIAMMONIUM CERIUM(IV) NITRATE
CAS:
16774-21-3
MF:
CeH4N7O18-
MW:
530.18
EINECS:
240-827-6
Product Categories:
  • Inorganics
  • metal nitrate salts
  • Others
  • Oxidation
  • Synthetic Reagents
  • bc0001
Mol File:
16774-21-3.mol
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Ceric ammonium nitrate Chemical Properties

Melting point:
107-108 °C
Boiling point:
83°C
Density 
1.10 g/mL at 20 °C
vapor density 
2.3 (vs air)
vapor pressure 
6.4 kPa (@ 20°C)
storage temp. 
Store at +5°C to +30°C.
solubility 
919-1020g/l
form 
Powder/Solid
color 
Yellow to orange
Specific Gravity
1.045
Odor
Slight characteristic odor
PH
0.61 (111.11g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Odor Threshold
0.29 ppm
Water Solubility 
1410 G/L (20 ºC)
Merck 
14,1992
Stability:
Stable. Oxidizer - contact with combustible material may cause fire. Incompatible with strong reducing agents, combustible material.
InChIKey
WIBGOERAEYJBOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference
16774-21-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Cerate(2-), hexakis(nitrato-.kappa.O)-, diammonium, (OC-6-11)- (16774-21-3)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xi,O,Xn
Risk Statements 
8-36/37/38-36/38-41-22
Safety Statements 
26-36-17-37/39
RIDADR 
UN 1477 5.1/PG 2
WGK Germany 
3
8
TSCA 
Yes
HS Code 
3822 00 00
HazardClass 
5.1
PackingGroup 
III
Toxicity
LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 300 - 2000 mg/kg

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Ceric ammonium nitrate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow-orange crystals

Physical properties

Reddish-orange monoclinic crystals; very soluble in water.

Uses

Ceric ammonium nitrate is used as a volumetric oxidizing reagent in many oxidation-reduction titrations. Cerium(IV) ion is a strong oxidant similar to permanganate ion. It is the most widely-used primary standard among all Ce(IV) compounds. Other applications of this compound are in organic oxidation reactions; and as a catalyst in polymerization of olefins.

Uses

Used as oxidimetric standard.

Uses

A strongly oxidizing cerium preparation

Preparation

Ceric ammonium nitrate is prepared by electrolytic oxidation of cerous nitrate in nitric acid to ceric nitrate, followed by the addition of ammonium nitrate solution. It is separated from the solution by crystallization. It may be prepared alternatively by dissolving cerium(II) oxide, CeO•H2O in concentrated nitric acid followed by treatment with ammonium nitrate.

Reactions

The most important reactions of Ceric ammonium nitrate are the oxidations, attributed to Ce4+ ion in the solution. The standard reduction potential E° for the formal half-reaction: Ce4+ + e– Ce3+ in 1 M H2SO4 is 1.44 V. The oxidizing strength is comparable to permanganate (MnO4- ), bromate (BrO3-), and dichromate (Cr2O72-) anions. Analytical applications involve reactions with reductants such as sodium oxalate (Na2C2O4) or arsenic (III) oxide (As2O3) in the presence of iron, with ferroin (1,10–phenanthroline iron(II) complex) as the indicator.

General Description

Ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate (Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate, CAN) is a versatile reagent for oxidative electron transfer reactions. It participates in various novel carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions involved in one-pot synthesis of dihydrofurans, tetrahydrofurans and aminotetralins. Iodine/ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate has been employed in direct α-iodination of various ketones to afford the corresponding α-iodo ketones. CAN has been reported as an powerful one-electron oxidant. It also participates in various carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions.

Hazard

Ceric ammonium nitrate is a powerful oxidizing agent. Precautions should be taken to avoid accidental contacts with orgnaic or other readily oxidizable substances.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Purification Methods

Ceric ammonium nitrate (125g) is warmed with 100mL of dilute HNO3 (1:3 v/v) and 40g of NH4NO3 until it dissolves, and filtered through a sintered-glass funnel. The solid which separates on cooling in ice is filtered off on a sintered funnel (at the pump) and air is sucked through the solid for 1-2 hours to remove most of the nitric acid. Finally, the solid is dried at 80-85o.

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