Thermochemical properties of alkaline-earth metals borates of a series of MB8O11(OH)4·xH2O (M = Ca, Sr, Ba; x = 0, 3)

A pure barium borate of BaB 8 O 11 (OH) 4 ·3H 2 O has been synthesized and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TGA, and chemical analysis. The molar enthalpies of solution of BaB 8 O 11 (OH) 4 ·3H 2 O in 1 mol dm −3 HCl(aq), and Ba(OH) 2 ·8H 2 O in the mixture solvent of {2.00 cm 3 of 1 mol·dm −3 HCl + H 3 BO 3 (aq)} were measured by microcalorimeter at T  = 298.15 K, respectively. With the use of previously determined enthalpy of solution of H 3 BO 3 (s) in 1 mol·dm −3 HCl(aq), and the standard molar enthalpies of formation for Ba(OH) 2 ·8H 2 O(s), H 3 BO 3 (s), and H 2 O(l), the standard molar enthalpy of formation of −(7500.6 ± 6.5) kJ·mol −1 at T  = 298.15 K was obtained based on an appropriate thermochemical cycle. Moreover, the molar enthalpy of formation of −6091.7 kJ mol −1 for [B 8 O 11 (OH) 4 ] 2− was estimated by a group contribution method, which was used to predict the Δ f H m o of a series of alkaline-earth metal borates for MB 8 O 11 (OH) 4 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba).