Facile Preparation of Haggite by Reducing V2O5 in Guaiacol/Methanol Solution

Inorg Chem. 2018 Aug 6;57(15):8705-8708. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00987. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

Abstract

Haggite-structured V4O6(OH)4 is prepared via a one-step reduction of V2O5 in a mixture of guaiacol and methanol. Guaiacol delays the overreduction of Haggite to V2O3. The time window for the stable existence of the Haggite phase is enlarged at low temperature.