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Lanthanum Nitrate is an inorganic rare-earth salt commonly available as Lanthanum Nitrate Hexahydrate (La(NO₃)₃·6H₂O). It appears as a white to colorless crystalline solid and is highly soluble in water. Due to its high lanthanum content, predictable reactivity, and excellent solubility, lanthanum nitrate is widely used in catalysts, electronics, optics, ceramics, specialty glass, and advanced chemical synthesis. Scimplify is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Lanthanum(III) Nitrate Hexahydrate in the United States. We guarantee a reliable supply of various purity grades (99% to 99.999% trace metals basis), delivering consistent quality and value to meet demanding B2B specifications across the USA. We offer competitive prices (USD) and reliable lead times.
Lanthanum Nitrate is an inorganic rare-earth salt commonly available as Lanthanum Nitrate Hexahydrate (La(NO₃)₃·6H₂O). It appears as a white to colorless crystalline solid and is highly soluble in water. Due to its high lanthanum content, predictable reactivity, and excellent solubility, lanthanum nitrate is widely used in catalysts, electronics, optics, ceramics, specialty glass, and advanced chemical synthesis. Scimplify is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Lanthanum(III) Nitrate Hexahydrate in the United States. We guarantee a reliable supply of various purity grades (99% to 99.999% trace metals basis), delivering consistent quality and value to meet demanding B2B specifications acro...
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Metallurgy Chemicals
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Electronic & Specialty Grade Materials
Rare Earth Metals
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Chemical Properties & Specifications
S17-S26-S37/39
R36/37/38; R8
H272; H315; H319; H335
P220; P261; P305 + P351 + P338
5.1 (Oxidizing Solid)
Lanthanum nitrate is widely used as a precursor in catalyst manufacturing, particularly in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts. U.S. refiners and catalyst producers rely on high-purity lanthanum nitrate to improve catalyst stability, sulfur resistance, and cracking efficiency.
In electronics and material science, lanthanum nitrate is used to synthesize lanthanum-based oxides and dielectric materials. Semiconductor R&D facilities and advanced materials manufacturers use it for thin films, ceramic capacitors, and functional coatings where controlled lanthanum chemistry is essential.
Ceramic and optical glass producers use lanthanum nitrate as a soluble lanthanum source to enhance refractive index, thermal stability, and optical clarity. U.S. specialty glass manufacturers depend on consistent lanthanum nitrate quality to maintain uniform composition and performance.
Lanthanum nitrate serves as a reagent and precursor in fine chemical synthesis, coordination compounds, and specialty intermediates. Its predictable solubility and reactivity make it valuable for controlled laboratory and pilot-scale production.
Universities, research labs, and innovation centers across the U.S. use lanthanum nitrate in inorganic chemistry, materials research, and catalyst development. High purity and reliable documentation are critical in these applications.
Store in a cool, dry, tightly sealed container due to its hygroscopic and oxidizing nature
Also reported to be deliquescent
Incompatible with combustible material, strong reducing agents, strong acids
No restrictions on specified temperature
Packing Group III
High water solubility and ease of thermal decomposition make it an ideal and cost-effective rare earth precursor for advanced materials synthesis, particularly for high-purity La2O3 and complex arovskite oxides via solution-based methods like hydrothermal or sol-gel synthesis.
Extensively as a transition metal catalyst in organic synthesis reactions, such as the preparation of α-amino nitriles and bis(indolyl) methanes. Also used in the preparation of specialized catalysts like LaMnO3 coatings for industrial applications.
Catalyst for numerous organic transformations, a precursor in the synthesis of lanthanum-based nanoparticles and thin films (e.g., in ceramics and optical materials), and for phosphate binding in water treatment and agricultural sectors.
La₂O₃, derived from the thermal decomposition of Lanthanum Nitrate, highly preferred glass modifier in high-refractive-index lenses and in the petroleum industry as an additive to fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts for improved performance.
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