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Synthesis and Raman spectroscopic characterisation of hydrotalcite with CO 3 2− and (MoO 4 ) 2− anions in the interlayer
Author(s) -
Palmer Sara J.,
Frost Ray L.,
Ayoko Godwin,
Nguyen Tai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1838
Subject(s) - hydrotalcite , molybdate , carbonate , chemistry , raman spectroscopy , inorganic chemistry , hydrogen bond , molecule , catalysis , organic chemistry , physics , optics
Raman spectroscopy has been used to characterise synthetic mixed carbonate and molybdate hydrotalcites of formula Mg 6 Al 2 (OH) 16 ((CO 3 ) 2− ,(MoO 4 ) 2− )·4H 2 O. The spectra have been used to assess the molecular assembly of the cations and anions in the hydrotalcite structure. The spectra may be conveniently subdivided into spectral features on the basis of the carbonate anion, the molybdate anion, the hydroxyl units and water units. Bands are assigned to the hydroxyl stretching vibrations of water. Three types of carbonate anions are identified: (1) carbonate hydrogen‐bonded to water in the interlayer, (2) carbonate hydrogen‐bonded to the hydrotalcite hydroxyl surface, (3) free carbonate anions. It is proposed that the water is highly structured in the hydrotalcite, as it is hydrogen bonded to both the carbonate and the hydroxyl surface. The spectra have been used to assess the contamination of carbonate in an open reaction vessel in the synthesis of a molybdate hydrotalcite of formula Mg 6 Al 2 (OH) 16 ((CO 3 ) 2− , (MoO 4 ) 2− )·4H 2 O. Bands are assigned to carbonate and molybdate anions in the Raman spectra. Importantly, the synthesis of hydrotalcites from solutions containing molybdate provides a mechanism for the removal of this oxy‐anion. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.