When tetrapropylammonium cations are removed from the alpha cavities of SAPO 37, but tetramethylammonium cations are still in the beta-cages, a shift in the vibrational frequency of hydroxy groups to lower frequencies, with the corresponding appearance of stronger acid sites is observed; this is a consequence of the increase of the T-O-T' angle dimensions owing to the presence of the bulky tetramethylammonium cations.