School of Engineering and Science - Jacobs University
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2.2.4 Synthesis <strong>of</strong> A & B Na 8 [HAsW 9 O 34 ]·11H 2 O (A & B-Type<br />
AsW 9 O 34 )<br />
30 g <strong>of</strong> Na 2 WO 4·2H 2 O <strong>and</strong> 2.3 g <strong>of</strong> As 2 O 5 were dissolved in 40 mL <strong>of</strong> distilled water with<br />
stirring. Glacial CH 3 COOH was added drop wise until the pH changed to 8.1 or 8.3 the<br />
solution turned milky on addition <strong>of</strong> CH 3 COOH but after stirring for a period <strong>of</strong> 30 min<br />
a heavy white precipitate was formed. The precipitate was filtered on a frit <strong>and</strong> air dried.<br />
The product obtained is A-AsW 9 O 34 . If the above product is kept in the oven for a period<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2hrs at ∼140 ◦ C it isomerizes to give B-AsW 9 O 34 . These synthesis was done with slight<br />
modification to the published method. They were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy<br />
<strong>and</strong> compared to the A & B reported spectrum [72].<br />
2.2.5 Synthesis <strong>of</strong> A-Na 9 [PW 9 O 34 ]·7H 2 O<br />
120 g (0.36 mol) <strong>of</strong> Na 2 WO 4·2H 2 O were dissolved in 150 g <strong>of</strong> distilled water. H 3 PO 4 (85%)<br />
was added dropwise with stirring. After the completion <strong>of</strong> addition, the pH <strong>of</strong> the solution<br />
was measured to be 8.9. Glacial CH 3 COOH was added dropwise with vigorous stirring.<br />
Large quantities <strong>of</strong> white precipitate were formed during the addition. The final pH <strong>of</strong><br />
the solution was 7.8. The solution was stirred at least for an hour <strong>and</strong> the precipitate<br />
was collected on a medium frit. Heating <strong>of</strong> the crude product at ∼120 ◦ C induces a solid<br />
state isomerization from A-type to B-type. These compounds were characterized by FTIR<br />
spectroscopy <strong>and</strong> 31 P-NMR spectroscopy <strong>and</strong> compared to the FTIR reported spectrum<br />
[73].<br />
2.2.6 Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Cs 6 [P 2 W 5 O 23 ]·H 2 O<br />
60 g ( 0.24 mol) <strong>of</strong> H 2 WO 4 was slurried with 200 g <strong>of</strong> water. Approximately 110 mL<br />
<strong>of</strong> a 50% aqueous CsOH solution was added drop wise with vigorous stirring. The turbid<br />
solution was filtered through a cake <strong>of</strong> 10 g celite <strong>and</strong> to the clear colorless filtrate<br />
H 3 PO 4 (85%) was added drop wise while stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. The solution<br />
was again stirred for an hour <strong>and</strong> filtered again. The filtrate was cooled to ∼0 ◦ C in<br />
refrigerator for 24 hours <strong>and</strong> the white crystalline solid was formed which was identified<br />
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