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Anhydrous cerous nitrate-ammonium nitrate complex and a process for its preparation from ceric ammonium nitrate

US4800072A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 1988
Grant dateJan 24, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07F7/0836
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A procedure for preparing anhydrous cerous nitrate ammonium nitrate complex comprising treating dried anhydrous ceric hexanitro ammonium complex (ceric ammonium nitrate) with a reducing agent such as ammonia whereby Ce.sup.+4 is reduced to Ce.sup.+3 under anhydrous conditions. The resulting Ce.sup.+3 species, a complex of Ce.sup.+3 nitrate and ammonia nitrate, can be used as a source of anhydrous Ce.sup.+3 ions.

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