Poly[3-methylpyridinium [(μ2-dihydrogen phosphito)bis(μ3-hydrogen phosphito)dizinc]]

Abstract

In the title compound, {(C6H8N)[Zn2(HPO3)2(H2PO3)]}n, the constituent ZnO4, HPO3 and H2PO3 polyhedra of the inorganic component are linked into (010) sheets by Zn—O—P bonds (mean angle = 134.4°) and the layers are reinforced by O—H...O hydrogen bonds. The protonated templates are anchored to the inorganic sheets via bifurcated N—H...(O,O) hydrogen bonds.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• zincophosphite
• layered structure
• bifurcated hydrogen bond