EXAMPLE 2
Preparation of Vanadyl Silicotungstate in iso-propanol
1.14 g of silicotungstic acid hydrate (Fluka) (0.359 mmoles) dissolved in 20 ml of iso-propanol (Aldrich) were placed in a 250 ml flask and subsequently, 116 g of vanadium(V) oxytriisopropoxide (Cas No. 5588-84-1) (Aldrich) (0.475 mmoles) dissolved in 60 ml of iso-propanol (Aldrich) were added: the mixture obtained was heated to 70° C., for 3 hours, obtaining a colorless solution. The solution obtained was cooled to ambient temperature (25° C.) and transferred into a glass vessel with a plug: one drop of said solution was placed on a strip of wet litmus paper to measure the pH, which was equal to about 6-7.