Silicotungstic Acid

Name:
Silicotungstic Acid
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	12-tungstosilicic acid; silicowolframic acid
M Formula:	H4SiW12O40•5H2O
Properties:
White, crystalline powder. Very soluble in water and polar organic solvents; relatively insoluble in nonpolar organic solvents. Strong acid. Noncombustible.
Grade:
Reagent, technical.
Use:
Catalyst for organic synthesis, reagent for alkaloids, additive to plating processes, as precipitant and inorganic ion exchanger, minerals separation, mordant.

See Sodium-12-tungstosilicate; Tungstosilicate.