SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND AMINE INTERCALATION BEHAVIOR OF ZIRCONIUM N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL)IMINODIACETIC ACID LAYERED COMPOUNDS

New types of zirconium layered compounds containing the N-(phosphonome thyl)iminodiacetic acid group (PMIDAH(2)) have been synthesized and ch aracterized. A mixed phosphate/ phosphonate compound, 4)(O3PCH2N{CH2CO OH}(2))(O3PCH2N{CH2-COO-})(H2O)(2) (I) was obtained when a mixture of phosphoric acid adn diacetatoiminophosphonic acid (H(2)PMIDAH(2)) solu tion in the ratio of 1:1 was heated with the zirconyl chloride in the presence of HF. The layer structure of this compound is different from that of any known layered zirconium phosphonate compounds. The bridgi ng of metal atoms by the phosphate groups within the layer is similar to that found in gamma-ZrP, while the mode of phosphonate binding is s imilar to that found for alpha-ZrP. When the above reaction was carrie d out with additional phosphoric acid, a similar layered structure but with composition PO4)(O3PC5H7O4N)(O3PC5H8O4N)(x)(HPO4)(1-x)(H2O)(2) ( II) was obtained. In this compound some of the phosphonate groups are replaced by the HPO42- groups. When the ratio of phosphoric acid to H( 2)PMIDAH(2) was 4, the compound obtained has the maximum replacement. The value of x for this compound in the above formula is 0.5. Further addition of phosphonic acid yields a new phase with composition Zr(O3P C5H8O4N)(x)(HPO4)(1-x), (III). P-31 solid-state MAS NMR and XRD patter ns suggest that this new phase is structurally similar to alpha-ZrP. I ntercalation reactions with primary alkylamines, CnH2n+1NH2 (n = 3-8), were carried out with all these phases. The results show that 2 mol o f amines were taken up by compound I to form [Zr-2(Po-4)(PMIDAH(2))(PM IDAH)(H2O)(2)]. 2RNH(2), while 1.5 mol of amine was intercalated into compound III, forming Zr(PMIDAH(2))(x)(HPO4)(1-x). 1.5RNH(2). In both compounds the amines appear to pack as double layers. The ion-exchange behavior of these compounds is also discussed.