Cerium(III) carbonate

Cerium(III) carbonate
Names
IUPAC names
Cerium(III) carbonate
Cerium tricarbonate
Other names
Cerous carbonate
Dicerium tricarbonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.870 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-655-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3CH2O3.2Ce/c3*2-1(3)4;;/h3*(H2,2,3,4);;/q;;;2*+3/p-6
    Key: GHLITDDQOMIBFS-UHFFFAOYSA-H
  • C(=O)([O-])[O-].C(=O)([O-])[O-].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ce+3].[Ce+3]
Properties
Ce2(CO3)3
Molar mass 460.26 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Melting point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K)
negligible
Hazards
GHS labelling:
H413
P273, P501
Flash point Non-flammable
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cerium(III) carbonate Ce2(CO3)3, is the salt formed by cerium(III) cations and carbonate anions. Its pure form was not yet confirmed to exist in the nature, but Ce-bearing carbonates (mainly bastnäsite group) stand for an ore of cerium metal, along with monazite.