Synthesis and Properties of Lanthanide-Exchanged Preyssler's Heteropolyanions

ABSTRACTNa+ in the Preyssler heteropolytungstate anion [NaP5W30O110]14− can be exchanged for a trivalent lanthanide ion. The potential significance of this new class of lanthanide heteropolyanions relates to their applications in catalysis science. This view follows from the fact that Keggin heteropolyanions and their free acids are used as heterogeneous solid catalysts and homogeneous solution catalysts. We describe synthetic conditions that lead to the incorporation of Ce3+ and Pr3+ within the Preyssler anion, and the coprecipitation of Ce3+ and the Preyssler anion. Initial studies indicate that the latter, coprecipitated, material deserves study for bifunctional catalytic activity.