Hydrochloric Acid → Molybdenum hexamethylenetetramine

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Hexamethylenetetramine molybdate having a 2/1 molybdenum/hexamethylenetetramine molar ratio was prepared in the presence of HCl as follows. 10 grams of hexamethylenetetramine, 14.05 grams of a 37 wt.% aqueous HCl solution, and 100 ml water were dissolved together and heated to reflux in a 500 ml round-bottomed flask equipped with a stirrer and water-cooled condenser. 24.24 grams ammonium dimolybdate was dissolved in 50 ml hot water. The second solution was added to the first solution, and a thin white precipitate formed rapidly.

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