Complexes of W(VI) and Mo(VI) with glycolic, lactic, chloro- and phenyl-lactic, mandelic, and glyceric acids studied by ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Abstract

A proton and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance study is reported on the number, stoichiometry, geometry, and stability of the complexes that form when sodium tungstate or sodium molybdate is mixed with each one of the following α-hydroxyacids in aqueous solution at pH values in the range 3–8: glycolic, lactic, chloro-3- andphenyl-3-lactic, mandelic, and glyceric acids. The predominant complexes have 1:2 composition and pK of formation of the order of −5 to −16.