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Abstract
Chemical presparation, thermal behavior, and infrared (IR) studies are discussed for the cyclotriphosphate MnK4(P3O9)2.2H2O and its anhydrous form MnK4(P3O9)2. The total dehydration of MnK4(P3O9)2.2H2O, between 200 and 550 °C, leads to its anhydrous form MnK4(P3O9)2. MnK4(P3O9)2 is a new cyclotriphosphate crystallizing in the rhombohedral system and is stable until its melting point at 560 °C. The thermal behavior of MnK4(P3O9)2.2H2O has been investigated and interpreted by comparison with IR absorption spectrometry and X-ray diffraction experiments. Two different methods, Ozawa and KAS (Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose), were selected in studying the kinetics of thermal behavior of the title compound. Quantum chemical calculations were made for the P3O 3− 9 ion.
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Acknowledgments
We thank the Moroccan Association of the Chemists Theorists (AMCT) for its material and software support.