Chemical preparation, thermal behavior, kinetic and IR studies and quantum chemical calculations are given for the cyclotriphosphate Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
2O. Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
2O is triclinic P-1 with the following unit-cell dimensions : a = 7.547(4)Å, b = 11.975(6))Å, c = 13.068(8))Å, α= 108.58(8)°, β= 100.35(8)°, γ= 95.54(8)°, Z = 2. Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
2O has never been studied except its crystallographic characterization. Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
2O is stable, in the conditions of temperature and pressure of our laboratory, until 80°C. It is impossible to dehydrate Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
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 Ba
3(P
3O
9)
26H
2O, under atmospheric pressure, is its long chain polyphosphate form β, β [Ba(PO
3)
2]
∞. β [Ba(PO
3)
2]
∞ is stable until its melting point at 870°C. β [Ba(PO
3)
2]
∞ is prepared otherwise by dry way. β [Ba(PO
3)
2]
∞ has many applications in industry such as corrosion inhibitor.
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