Synthesis, characterizations, and crystal structure of a novel layered phosphonate: Zn2Cl[O3PCH2N(CH2CH2)2O][O3PCH2NH(CH2CH2)2O]

A novel layered zinc phosphonate, Zn2Cl[O3PCH2N(CH2CH2)2O][O3PCH2NH(CH2CH2)2O] 1 has been synthesized by hydrothermal reaction at 180 °C and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as with infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The interconnection of Zn(1)O4, Zn(2)O2NCl and CPO3 tetrahedra via corner-sharing forms a double layer structure with a channel system along b-axis direction. The result of connections in this manner is the formation of 8- and 16-atom windows that are parallel to one another and run in the a-axis direction. The morpholinyl groups of the ligands are orientated toward the interlayer space.