Room Temperature Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Sn(O3PCH2CH3): A Layered Phase of the Sn(II)-Organophosphonate System

Pamela J. Zapf, David J. Rose, Robert C. Haushalter, Jon Zubieta

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Abstract

The title compound, Sn(O3PCH2CH3), (1), was synthesized from a mixture of SnF2, CH3CH2PO3H2, and H2O in the mole ratio 1:0.85:1741 at 25°C for 1 h. Phosphonate (1) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupPbcawitha=7.785(2),b=7.450(1),c=20.026(4) Å,V=1161.5(6) Å3,Z=8, andR=0.0797. The two-dimensional structure of (1) is composed of corner sharing {SnO3} pyramids and {O3PC} tetrahedra that alternate to form four- and eight-member polyhedral rings within the layers. The ethyl groups of the phosphonate tetrahedra are directed outward from both faces of the layer, effectively forming inorganic layers alternating with organic bilayers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)438-442
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume132
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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