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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2014

A structural study of D-mannitolatodimolybdate(VI) complexes in aqueous solution

Pettersson, Lage; Lyxell, Dan-Göran; Persson, Ingmar

Abstract

The structure of the D-mannitolatodimolybdate(VI) complex has been determined by means of large angle X-ray scattering (LAXS) in aqueous solution at two pH values, 2.0 and 5.5. The two complexes have in principle the same structure in aqueous solution, two face-sharing molybdate(VI) octahedra connected to one D-mannitol ligand, as previously observed in the solid state. In the deprotonated form of the complex, pH 5.5, the D-mannitol ligand has lost a proton and as a result the MoMo distance is 0.054 Å shorter than the protonated form, pH 2.0. This indicates that it is a proton on an oxygen shared by molybdate groups that leaves the complex at deprotonation and forces the molydate(VI) octahedra even closer to each other.

Keywords

Molybdate; D-mannitol; Structure; Aqueous solution; LAXS

Published in

Polyhedron
2014, Volume: 81, pages: 308-311

      SLU Authors

    • Persson, Ingmar

      • The Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Inorganic Chemistry

    Publication identifier

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2014.06.035

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59855