What can electrospray mass spectrometry of paratungstates in an equilibrating mixture tell us?
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Esi Ms
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[W7O24]6−, the main species in an aqueous solution of Na2WO4at pH ≤ 7 proved by NMR and Raman spectroscopy, fails to be detected in ESI-MS due to its ESI-induced dissociation into Lindqvist [W6O19]2−.