A new microporous galloborate of Rb2[Ga(B5O10)]·4H2O has been synthesized
under
mild hydrothermal conditions, which was characterized by chemical
analysis, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared
(FT-IR), differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry (DTA-TG),
and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Its structure possesses a 3D
open framework with 11-ring channels constructed by B5O10 clusters and GaO4 units. The enthalpies of solution
of RbCl(s), KCl(s), K2[Ga(B5O10)]·4H2O(s), and Rb2[Ga(B5O10)]·4H2O(s) in the solvents at 298.15 K were measured, respectively.
By using the standard molar enthalpies of formation for RbCl(s), KCl(s),
and K2[Ga(B5O10)]·4H2O(s), Δf
H
m
o of Rb2[Ga(B5O10)]·4H2O(s) was obtained as –(5762.9 ± 9.1) kJ·mol–1 on the basis of the appropriate thermochemical cycle.
Moreover, Δf
H
m
o ([Ga(B5O10)]2–) of –(4100.8
± 9.1) kJ·mol–1 has also estimated by
a group contribution method, which can be used to predict the standard
molar enthalpies of formation of other galloborates containing the
[Ga(B5O10)]2– anionic framework.