Sur L'Existence d'un Intermediaire Reactionnel Entre Phosphate et Pyrophosphate Acide de Potassium: Cas de K2H8(PO4)2P2O7

On the Existence of Intermediate Reaction Products of Potassium Hydrogen Phosphate and Diphosphate: K₂H₈(PO₄)₂P₂O₇ The crystal structure of K₂H₈(PO₄)₂P₂O₇ has been determined from diffractometer data obtained using MoKα radiation. The space group is Pca2₁ with a = 9.364(2), b = 7.458(2) and c = 19.560(2) Å, V = 1 366.0 ų; d_m = 2.17(1) g/cm³. Z = 4 · μ(MoKα) = 12.47 cm^?1. The structure was solved by direct methods. The crystal structure was refined to R = 0.025 for 416 independent reflexions. Two kinds of PO₄ exist and the mean value of P? O is 1.55(2) Å for one and 1.53(2) Å for the other. In P₂O₇ the angle P? O? P is 135(1)°. The distances P? O of bridge are 1.59(2) and 1.57(2) Å the mean value of P? O in terminals ? PO₃ is 1.51(2) Å. The coordination numbers of the potassium ions are nine and eight. K₂H₈(PO₄)₂P₂O₇, compound with mixed anion PO₄/P₂O₇ may be considered as reactional intermediary between acid orthophosphate and pyrophosphate.