Titanosilicate, a structural analogue of the mineralpharmacosiderite, was prepared inits potassium and cesium forms, and the cesium form was ion exchangedto obtain the acidform. The alkali cation derivatives,HM
3Ti
4O
4(SiO
4)
3·4H
2O(M = K
+, Cs
+), as well astheacid form,H
4Ti
4O
4(SiO
4)
3·8H
2O,are isostructural with the mineral. They crystallize inthecubic space group
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3
m with
a= 7.8212(2) Å,
a = 7.7644(3) Å,
a= 7.8214(6) Å, and
Z = 1for the cesium, potassium, and proton phases, respectively. In thestructure, four titaniumoctahedra link to form Ti
4O
4 cubes around theunit-cell corners, and silicate tetrahedra
jointhe titanium octahedra in all three crystallographic directions to forma three-dimensionalframework. These linkages create three-dimensional tunnel systemsthat are
filled by watermolecules and exchangeable ions. The charge-neutralizing protonsin the acid form bond tothe oxygens in the Ti
4O
4 unit. Among thefour protons in this group, three exchange for thecesium or potassium cations and the remaining proton would then bedisordered over thesefour oxygens. Some general observations on the ion-exchangebehavior of the proton phaseare presented.