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Ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate, also called ceric ammonium nitrate or CAN, is a compound of cerium that is widely used as an oxidising agent. It is a yellow compound with the chemical formula (NH₄)₂Ce(SO₄)₃. It is often used by organometallic chemists to detach a metal ion from an organic compound in a procedure called decomplexation. It is also used in organic synthesis to oxidise hydroquinones to quinones.

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-A  yellow compound that is often used by [[organometallic]] chemists to detach a metal [[ion]] from an [[organic]] compound. This procedure is called [[decomplexation]].
+'''Ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate''', also called '''ceric ammonium nitrate''' or '''CAN''', is a compound of [[cerium]] that is widely used as an [[Redox|oxidising agent]].  It is a yellow compound with the chemical formula (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Ce(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.  It is often used by [[organometallic]] chemists to detach a metal [[ion]] from an [[organic]] compound in a procedure called [[decomplexation]].  It is also used in [[organic synthesis]] to oxidise [[hydroquinone]]s to [[quinone]]s.
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