MSE PRO™ Cerium Chloride Heptahydrate (CeCl₃ · 7H₂O) 99.9% 3N

Product Number: PO8015 (500 g)
Formula: CeCl₃ · 7H₂O
CAS Number: 18618-55-8
Molecular Weight: 372.58 g/mol
Color: Light yellow crystals
Density: ~3.94 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Solubility in water: Soluble
Solubility in other solvents: Insoluble in alcohol
Purity: 99.9% 3N (CeO₂/TREO*)

* TREO - Total Rare Earth Oxides

Applications

Cerium Chloride Heptahydrate (CeCl₃ · 7H₂O) is a light yellow rare earth salt. It is used as initial salt for other cerium components. Other applications include as a catalyst in Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions, in organic synthesis for alkylation of ketones and Luche reduction.

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Rare Earth Impurities Content (%)	Non-Rare Earth Impurities Content (%)
La₂O₃<0.015	Fe₂O₃<0.001
Pr₆O₁₁<0.015	SiO₂<0.005
Nd₂O₃<0.005	CaO<0.005
Sm₂O₃<0.005	SO₄^2-<0.01
Y₂O₃<0.005	Na₂O<0.005
Rest Total<0.005	PbO<0.002

References

[1] A mild, efficient, and selective method for the desilylation of more common trialkylsilyl ethers by cerium (III) chloride heptahydrate and sodium iodide in acetonitrile. Synlett 1998, no. 02 (1998): 209-211.

[2] Highly efficient halogenation of organic compounds with halides catalyzed by cerium (III) chloride heptahydrate using hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant in water. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 351, no. 11‐12 (2009): 1925-1932.

[3] A facile synthesis of isoxazolone derivatives catalyzed by cerium chloride heptahydrate in ethyl lactate as a solvent: a green methodology. Current Green Chemistry 3, no. 2 (2016): 160-167.

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