2002. Cerous Sulfate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13454-94-9
Ce2O12S3; mol wt 568.42.
Ce 49.30%, O 33.78%, S 16.92%.
Ce2(SO4)3.

Description and references

Prepn: Blandin, Rerat, Compt. Rend. 239, 1055 (1954); Wendlandt, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 7, 51 (1958).

Derivative

Octahydrate.

Properties

Orthorhombic octahedral crystals. d 2.87. Loses water on heating, becoming anhydr by 250°; loses SO3 to form a basic salt above 650°. Soluble in water.

Use

Developing aniline black; said to be superior to vanadium for this purpose.