Abstract
AbstractSingle crystals of the alkali‐metal hypodiphosphates K4P2O6·8H2O (1) and Na2K2P2O6·8H2O (2) could be obtained and their crystal structures determined. The compounds 1 and 2 crystallize isotypic in the orthorhombic space group Pbca (no. 61) with four formula units in the unit cell. The crystal structures are built up by discrete [P2O6]4– units in an ethane‐like staggered conformation, by the corresponding alkali‐metal cations and water molecules. FT‐IR/FIR and FT‐Raman spectra of the crystalline title compounds were recorded and a complete assignment for the [P2O6]4– modes is proposed. Raman spectra of aqueous hypodiphosphate solutions deliver additional polarization data supporting the band assignment. Compounds 1 and 2 show a complete H2O loss in case of slow heating avoiding the formation of a hydrate melt.
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