Quantitative Determination of Sodium Dodecatungstosilicate Speciation by 183W Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

The speciation and equilibria of sodium dodecatungstosilicate has been determined using 183W nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy over the pH range 3-13.5. The use of NMR allowed the direct observation of polytungstate anions in aqueous solution and at high concentration (0.5 mol L-1). Using this technique, the speciation of α-[SiW12O40]4-, α-[SiW11O39]8-, α-[NaSiW11O39]7-, α-[H2W12O40]6-, [H8W11O40]6-, [H7W11O40]7-, [W7O24]6-, [H2W12O42]10-, and WO42- was quantified as a function of pH. This work has allowed stability constants for α-[SiW12O40]4- (log K 46) and α-[SiW11O39]8- (log K 86) to be estimated.