Ammonium 1-ammonioethane-1,1-diylbis(hydrogenphosphonate) dihydrate

Abstract

The title compound, NH4+·C2H8NO6P2−·2H2O, was obtained by the reaction between 1-aminoethane-1,1-diyldiphosphonic acid and ammonium hydroxide (1:1) in an aqueous solution. The asymmetric unit contains one anion with two H atoms transferred from the phosphonic acid groups to the amino group of the anion and to an ammonia molecule, giving an ammonium cation. The structure displays N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonding, which creates a three-dimensional network.