Ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate ACS reagent, ≥98.5% | 16774-21-3.

Can reagent uses?

Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate ((NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆) is a one-electron oxidizing agent that is used for oxidative addition reactions of electrophilic radicals to alkenes, enabling intermolecular and intramolecular carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formation.

What does ceric ammonium nitrate test for?

The ceric ammonium nitrate test is a way to examine a solution for the presence of either alcohols or phenols. In solution, the orange-yellow ceric ammonium nitrate makes a complex with the alcohol or phenol, which results in a color change.