Crystal Structure and IR Study of (C6H5NH3)[ZnCl(HPO3)]

AbstractA new hybrid phosphate, (C 6 H 5 NH 3 )[ZnCl(HPO 3 )], has been synthesized and its structure characterized from single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca (n. 61) with the unit-cell parameters: a = 9.8635(2) A, b = 9.4516(10) A, c = 22.2430(4) A, Z = 8 and V = 2,073.62(6) A 3 . The final R factors were R/ωR = 0.0361/0.0924. Its framework might be described as a layered structure with two (010)-parallel cationic and anionic layers. The IR spectrum of this phase shows characteristic bands of phosphite and anilinium groups.Index abstractThe crystal structure is described as a layered one with two (010)-parallel layers types: Anionic, made from edges and/or corners sharing of [ZnO 3 Cl] and [HPO 3 ], and cationic build upon isolated [(C 6 H 5 NH 3 )] + cations.[IMAGE]