M. Bujoli-doeuff et al., Dehydration/amine intercalation in Zn(O3PR)-H2O phosphonates: the missing link, X-ray structure of Zn(O3PCH3), INT J INORG, 2(6), 2000, pp. 557-560
The hydrothermal synthesis of colorless crystals of Zn(O3PCH3) was achieved
using a solution of zinc nitrate and methylphosphonic acid (1:1) in water,
in the presence of thiourea. The structure was determined by single crysta
l X-ray diffraction [monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c (No. 14), a=8.7226(9)
Angstrom, b=5.2156(7) Angstrom, c=10.847(1) Angstrom, V=389.48(9) Angstrom
(3), Z=2]. From this result, the mechanism of the structure modification ta
king place during the dehydration of Zn(O3PR)-H2O phosphonates was clearly
demonstrated. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.