Solution-mediated synthesis of a three-dimensionalzinc phosphate in the presence of a monoamine

Ayi A. Ayi; Amitava Choudhury; Srinivasan Natarajan; C. N. R. Rao

doi:10.1039/B004972G

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Ayi A. Ayi,^a Amitava Choudhury,^ab Srinivasan Natarajan^a and C. N. R. Rao*^ab

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^a Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, India
E-mail: cnrrao@jncasr.ac.in

^b Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Abstract

A new open-framework zinc phosphate of the formula [C₂H₅NH₃]₂[Zn₂(HPO₄)₃], I, has been synthesized at 60 °C in a THF–water medium in the presence of ethylamine. The structure consists of a network of strictly alternating ZnO₄ and PO₄ tetrahedra forming 4- and 8-membered rings, which connect to form intersecting elliptical channels bound by 12- and 8-T atoms (T = Zn, P) along the c and b axes, respectively. The amine molecule sits in the channel bound by 12-T atoms and the –OH group of the HPO₄ unit protrudes into the 8-membered channel. An interesting feature of I is that it has a very low framework density. Crystal data: [C₂H₅NH₃]₂[Zn₂(HPO₄)₃], monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 17.351(4), b = 9.507(5), c = 9.806(5) Å, β = 102.68(2)°, V = 1578.3(1) Å³, Z = 4.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B004972G
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 21 Jun 2000
Accepted: 16 Aug 2000
First published: 09 Oct 2000

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J. Mater. Chem., 2000,10, 2606-2608

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