Abstract
Two new divalent metal phosphonates, [Cu2{CH3C(OH)(PO3)2}(H2O)2] · 0.5H2O (1) and [NH3CH2CH2NH3][Zn3{CH3C(OH)(PO3)2}2(H2O)] · H2O (2), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as well as with infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The structure of 1 comprises [Cu3(hedp)2]2− layers connected by [CuO4] units to form a 3D open-framework structure with a one-dimensional channel system along the b axis. In 2, the connections of alternately arranged [ZnO4] tetrahedra, [ZnO6] octahedra and [CPO3] tetrahedra via vertex-sharing result in a 2D layered structure. The protonated ethylenediamine cations and water molecules are located between adjacent layers.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province of China (20032104, 20062140) and the Education Department of Liaoning Province of China (05L214).