Kinetic and analytical studies on the oxidation of methanol and ethanol by ammonium hexanitratocerate(IV)

A detailed study of the kinetics of the oxidation of methanol with ammonium hexanitratocerate(IV) has shown interesting features which differ from the kinetics of the oxidation with cerium (IV) perchlorate. The different features are discussed in terms of the species of cerium(IV) occurring in solutions of cerium(IV) in nitric acid and perchloric acid. Improved procedures have been developed for the determination of methanol and ethanol with cerium(IV) nitrate.