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 Cerium(IV) sulfate, also called ceric sulfate, is an inorganic compound. It exists as the anhydrous salt Ce( SO4)2 as well as a few hydrated forms: Ce(SO4)2(H2O)x, with x equal to 4, 8, or 12. These salts are yellow to yellow/orange solids th ...

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 e₂(SO₄)₈�4H₂O.

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