Ammonium cerium(IV) sulfate is an inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)4Ce(SO4)4·2H2O. It is an orange-colored solid. It is a strong oxidant, the potential for reduction is about +1.44V. Cerium(IV) sulfate is a related compound.

Structure

A crystallographic study shows that the compound contains the Ce2(SO4)88− anion, where the cerium atoms are 9 coordinated by oxygen atoms belonging to sulfate groups, in a distorted tricapped trigonal prism. The compound is thus sometimes formulated as (NH4)8[Ce2(SO4)8]·4H2O.[2]

Structure of the [Ce2(SO4)8]8− ion in the crystal structure of ammonium cerium(IV) sulfate dihydrate

References

  1. ^ "Cerium(IV) Ammonium Sulfate Dihydrate". American Elements. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Shan, Y.; Huang, S. D. (1998). "(NH4)8[Ce2(SO4)8]•4H2O". Acta Crystallographica Section C. 54 (12): 1744–1745. Bibcode:1998AcCrC..54.1744S. doi:10.1107/S0108270198007057. ISSN 0108-2701. PMID 9921692.