Titanic acid

Orthotitanic acid
Names
IUPAC name
Orthotitanic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.039.752
EC Number
  • 243-744-3
MeSH titanium+hydroxide
UNII
  • InChI=1S/4H2O.Ti/h4*1H2;/q;;;;+4/p-4 Y
    Key: LLZRNZOLAXHGLL-UHFFFAOYSA-J Y
  • O[Ti](O)(O)O
Properties
Ti(OH)4
Molar mass 115.90 g/mol
Appearance White crystals
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Titanic acid is a general name for a family of chemical compounds of the elements titanium, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula [TiOx(OH)4−2x]n. Various simple titanic acids have been claimed, mainly in the older literature. No crystallographic and little spectroscopic support exists for these materials. Some older literature refers to titanium dioxide (TiO2) as titanic acid, and the dioxide forms an unstable hydrate when TiCl4 hydrolyzes.

  • Metatitanic acid (H2TiO3),
  • Orthotitanic acid (H4TiO4) or Ti(OH)4. It is described as a white salt-like powder under "TiO2·2.16H2O".
  • Peroxotitanic acid (Ti(OH)3O2H) has also been described as resulting from the treatment of titanium dioxide in sulfuric acid with hydrogen peroxide. The resulting yellow solid decomposes with loss of O2.
  • Pertitanic acid (H2TiO4)
  • Pertitanic acid ([TiO(H2O2)]2+)