Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a novel one-dimensional tritungstate: (C2H10N2)[W3O10]

Ethylenediammonium tritungstate, (C2H10N2)[W3O10], has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. The structure of title compound consists of infinite chains running parallel to the b axis, that are made up of distorted WO6 octahedra linked through shared corners and edges. The ethylenediammonium ions occupy interstrand region providing space-filling and charge-compensation to anionic tritungstate matrix.