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Heterogeneous catalysis by heteropoly compounds of molybdenum and tungsten

01 Jun 1987-Catalysis Reviews-science and Engineering (Taylor & Francis Group)-Vol. 29, pp 269-321
TL;DR: In this article, the authors defined heteropoly acids as polymeric oxoanions which are formed by the condensation of more than two different oxo-oanions [Eq. (1)l.
Abstract: Heteropolyanions are polymeric oxoanions which are formed by the condensation of more than two different oxoanions [Eq. (1)l. Polyanions consisting of one kind of oxoanion are called isopolyanions [Eq. (2)]. Acidic elements such as Mo, W, V, Nb, and Ta are present as oxoanions in aqueous solutions and polymerize to form polyanions at low pH. Free acids (or acid forms) of these species are called heteropoly and isopoly acids, respectively. Here, the term “heteropoly compounds” is used for heteropoly acids and their salts.
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TL;DR: A comparative study of the series of tungsten and molybdenum, α-XM12O40n− (X = BIII, SiIV, GeIV, PV, AsV) was carried out by using i.r. and Raman spectroscopy.

359 citations