Editing Ceric ammonium nitrate (section)

==Other applications==
CAN is also a component of [[chrome plating|chrome]] [[etching (microfabrication)|etchant]],<ref name=CRCCr>{{cite book |title=CRC Handbook of Metal Etchants |url=https://archive.org/details/crchandbookmetal00walk |url-access=limited |last=Walker |first=Perrin |author2=William H. Tarn |year=1991 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/crchandbookmetal00walk/page/n299 287]–291 |publisher=CRC-Press |isbn=0-8493-3623-6}}</ref> a material that is used in the production of [[photomask]]s and [[liquid crystal display]]s.<ref>{{cite patent |country=CN |number=116560185A}}</ref> It is also an effective [[nitration]] reagent, especially for the nitration of [[Simple aromatic ring|aromatic ring systems]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samaterials.com/content/ceriumiv-ammonium-nitrate-a-commonly-used-oxidant.html |title=Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate: A Commonly Used Oxidant |last=Trento |first=Chin |date=Dec 27, 2023 |website=Stanford Advanced Materials |access-date=Aug 10, 2024}}</ref> In [[acetonitrile]], CAN reacts with [[anisole]] to obtain ortho-nitration products.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dincturk |first1=Suphi |last2=Ridd |first2=John |year=1982 |title=Reactions of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate with aromatic compounds in acetonitrile. |journal=Journal of the Chemical Society |volume=2 |issue=8 |pages=965–969 |doi=10.1039/P29820000965}}</ref>