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

NANO 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*)

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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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.