Trends in the stability of
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-Keggin heteropolytungstates of the second-row main-group heteroatoms Al(III), Si(IV), and P(V) are elaborated by data that establish the roles of kinetic and thermodynamic control in theformation and isomerization of Keggin tungstoaluminates. Slow, room-temperature co-condensation of Al(III)and W(VI) (2:11 molar ratio) in water gives a pH 7 solution containing
1 and
2 isomers of [Al(AlOH
2)W
11O
39]
6-(
1- and
2-
1). Partial equilibration of this kinetic product mixture by gentle heating (2 h at 100
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C) or, alternatively,co-condensation of Al(III) and W(VI) for 2.5 h at 100
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C both give mixtures of
2-,
3-, and
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-
1. Full equilibration,by prolonged heating (25 days at 100
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C), gives an isomerically pure solution of
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1, thus demonstrating thatisomerization occurs in the direction
1
2
3
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. Furthermore, kinetically controlled conversions of
1 toH
5[AlW
12O
40] (
2)-achieved by heating pH 0-0.2 solutions of
1 for 5 days at 100
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C-occur with retention ofisomeric integrity, such that
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1 is converted to
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2 (92%; 8%
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), while mixtures of
2- and
3-
1 are convertedto
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2 (87%; 13%
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). These data, when combined with previously reported observations (equilibria between
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-and
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2, kinetically controlled hydrolyses of
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2 to
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-[AlW
11O
39]
9- (
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3) and of
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2 to
2-
3, and equilibriabetween
3- and
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-
3), provide a comprehensive picture regarding the roles of kinetic and thermodynamic control.Finally, a general method for preparation of the isomerically pure derivatives
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-K
9-n[AlM
n+W
11O
39] (
4), M
n+ =Al(III), [V
IVO]
2+, [V
VO]
3+, Mn(II), Mn(III), Mn(IV), Co(II), and Co(III), is provided. The presence of Mn(IV)is confirmed by cyclic voltammetry, p
Ka values of the aquo ligands on
4 are determined by pH titration, and theisomeric structure of these derivatives is established by
27Al,
51V, and
183W NMR and IR spectroscopies andX-ray crystallography.