Cerium(IV) hydroxide

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Cerium(IV) hydroxide
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Names
IUPAC name
cerium(4+);tetrahydroxide
Other names
ceric hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-599-7
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Ce.4H2O/h;4*1H2/q+4;;;;/p-4
    Key: WTVAYLQYAWAHAX-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Ce+4]
Properties
Ce(OH)4
Appearancebright yellow solid
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Not classified as hazardous
Safety data sheet (SDS) http://www.samaterials.com/pdf/Cerium-DiHydride-(CeH2)-sds.pdf
Related compounds
Other cations
lanthanum hydroxide
praseodymium hydroxide
Related compounds
cerium(III) hydroxide
cerium dioxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cerium(IV) hydroxide, also known as ceric hydroxide, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ce(OH)4. It is a yellowish powder that is insoluble in water but soluble in concentrated acids. [1]

Production

Cerium(IV) hydroxide can be produced by reacting cerium(III) carbonate and acetic acid, then oxidizing it with hydrogen peroxide in base. The reactions are: [2]

Ce2(CO3)3 + 6 CH3COOH → 2 Ce(CH3COO)3 + 3 CO2↑ + 3 H2O
2 Ce(CH3COO)3 + 3 H2O2 + 4 H2O → 2 Ce(OH)3(OOH) + 6 CH3COOH
CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O
2 Ce(OH)3(OOH) → 2 Ce(OH)4↓ + O2

The net equation is:

Ce2(CO3)3 + 6 CH3COOH + 3 H2O2 + 6 NaOH —343 K→ 2 Ce(OH)4 + 6 CH3COONa + O2↑ + 3 CO2↑ + 5 H2O

If using cerium(III) nitrate as ingredient, a similar reaction occurs: [3]

2 Ce(NO3)3 + 3 H2O2 + 6 NH3·H2O → 2 Ce(OH)3(OOH)↓ + 6 NH4NO3 + 2 H2O
Ce(OH)3(OOH) —Δ→ 2 Ce(OH)4↓ + O2

It might also prepared by addition of sodium hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide to a Ce4+ solution, being obtained as a gelatinous precipitate described as CeO2·xH2O, (x = 0.5–2). Boiling an insoluble Ce4+ salt in NaOH gives granular Ce(OH)4. [1]

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