Cerium (III) nitrate

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Structural formula
Cerion 3 Nitration
General
Surname Cerium (III) nitrate
other names
  • Cerium nitrate
  • Cerous nitrate
Molecular formula
  • Ce (NO 3 ) 3
  • Ce (NO 3 ) 3 • 6 H 2 O
Brief description

colorless solid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number
  • 10108-73-3
  • 10294-41-4 (hexahydrate)
EC number 233-297-2
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.257
PubChem 24948
Wikidata Q27268844
properties
Molar mass 434.22 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

density

2.38 g cm −3

Melting point

150 ° C

boiling point

200 ° C (decomposition)

solubility
  • soluble in water
  • soluble in acetone and ethanol
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
03 - Oxidising 05 - Corrosive 09 - Dangerous for the environment

danger

H and P phrases H: 272-318-410
P: 210-273-280-305 + 351 + 338 + 310-370 + 378-501
Toxicological data
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Cerium (III) nitrate is an inorganic chemical compound of cerium from the group of nitrates , which is usually present as hexahydrate.

properties

As a hexahydrate, cerium (III) nitrate is a solid in the form of colorless tablets or very small prisms. It has a triclinic crystal structure with space group P 1 (space group no. 2) . At 100 ° C it converts into the trihydrate. Template: room group / 2

use

Cerium (III) nitrate can be used as a catalyst . It also serves to separate cerium from other rare earths. It was previously used in combination with thorium nitrate for mantles .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d R. Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists Volume 3: Elements, inorganic compounds and materials, minerals . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-58842-6 , pp. 372 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. a b c d e f data sheet Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate, 99.999% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 30, 2016 ( PDF ).
  3. Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-8671-8 , pp. 6 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. a b data sheet Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate, REacton®, 99.99% (REO) from AlfaAesar, accessed on November 2, 2016 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
  5. M. Adib, K. Ghanbary, M. Mostofi, MR Ganjali: Efficient Ce (NO 3 ) 3 × 6H 2 O-catalyzed solvent-free synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H) -ones. In: Molecules . 11, 2006, pp. 649-654, PMID 17971737 .
  6. Georg Frerichs, Georg Arends, Heinrich Zörnig: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice, first volume for pharmacists, drug manufacturers, druggists, doctors and medical officials . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-90728-9 , p. 907 ( limited preview in Google Book search).