Chemical preparation, thermal behavior, kinetic and IR studies are given for the cyclotriphosphate Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O. Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O is monoclinic P2
1/n with the following unit-cell dimensions: a = 9.332(7)Å, b = 18.13(1)Å, c = 7.841(5), β = 106.69(5)° and Z = 2. Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O has never been studied except for its crystallographic characterization. The thermal behavior of Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2.10H
2O has been studied and interpreted by comparison with IR absorption spectrometry, X-ray diffraction experiments, chemical analyses, thermal analyses (TGA-DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O is stable, in the conditions of temperature and pressure of our laboratory, until 80°C. It is impossible to dehydrate Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O without breaking its rings P
3O
93- and leading to amorphous compounds in X-ray diffraction and IR absorption spectrometry. The final product of the dehydration and calcination of Ca
3(P
3O
9)
2•10H
2O, under atmospheric pressure is its long chain polyphosphate form β, β[Ca(PO
3)
2]
8. β[Ca(PO
3)
2]
8 is stable until its melting point at 1097°C. On the other hand, β[Ca(PO
3)
2]
8is prepared by dry way. β[Ca(PO
3)
2]
8 has many applications in industry such as humidity sensor and corrosion inhibitor. Also, quantum chemical calculations have been performed for the P
3O
9 rings.
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