Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6. This orange-red water-soluble cerium salt is widely used as an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis and as a standard oxidant in quantitative analysis.
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