Layered zincophosphate materials prepared from a molecular zinc di(tert-butyl)phosphate complex in organic solvents

Layered zincophosphate materials were prepared from the molecular precursor Zn-4(mu(4)-O)[O2P((OBu)-Bu-t)(2)](6) (1) via thermolysis (180-215 degrees C) in anhydrous organic solvents in the presence of long-chain primary amin es. Through variation of the amine concentration, two series of materials w ere obtained with the stoichiometries Zn-2(HPO4)(3)(H-3- NCnH2n+1)(2) and Z n-2(HPO4)(3)(H3NCnH2n+1)(2)(H2NCnH2n+1) (n = 8-16) These materials possess an unusual Zn/P ratio of 2:3 which is uncommon for layered zincophosphate m aterials prepared in aqueous media.