
doi: 10.1039/b211004k
handle: 2434/410029 , 11391/164694
Two new one-dimensional zirconium phosphate fluorides, Zr[(NH4)2PO4]2F2·H2O (1) and Zr(NH4PO4)[(NH4)2PO4]F·0.5H2O (2), have been synthesized via decomposition of zirconium fluoride complexes. Their structures were determined by single crystal and X-ray powder diffraction, respectively. The structure of 1 is made of infinite single chains composed of insular Zr octahedra vertex-linked to four PO4 tetrahedra. Each zirconium is trans-coordinated to two F atoms. The structure of 2 is composed of double chains that can be seen as two condensed single chains of 1, with the elimination of a fluorine atom from the zirconium coordination sphere. Zirconium is octahedrally coordinated, with three triply connected and two doubly connected phosphate tetrahedra, and with a fluorine atom. The structural connection between 1, 2, and layered α- and γ-zirconium phosphates is discussed and verified by interconversion experiments. 1 was found to convert into 2 after ageing in its mother liquor, while 2 can be converted into α-ZrP in acidic media. 1 and 2 were found to swell and form stable colloidal dispersions on elution with 0.1 M hydrochloric acid solution. These properties make these one-dimensional zirconium phosphates interesting compounds for application in nanocomposite materials synthesis.
crystal-structures; nonaqueous synthesis; refinement; membranes; fluorides
crystal-structures; nonaqueous synthesis; refinement; membranes; fluorides
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