Cerous Oxalate

Name:
Cerous Oxalate
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	cerium oxalate
M Formula:	Ce2(C2O4)3•9H2O
Properties:
Yellowish-white crystalline powder; odorless; tasteless. Decomposes on heating. Soluble in dilute sulfuric and hydrochloric acids; insoluble in water, oxalic acid solution, alkalies, alcohol, and ether.
Derivation:
By extraction from monazite sand with oxalic or hydrochloric acid and conversion into the oxalate, followed by crystallization.
Grade:
Pure; the commercial product is a complex mixture of oxalates of cerium, lanthanum, and didymium.
Hazard:
Toxic by ingestion.
Use:
Medicine, isolation of cerium metals.