Synthesis and characterization of new strontium 4-carboxyphenylphosphonates

Several new strontium 4-carboxyphenylphosphonates, i.e., two modifications of Sr(HOOCC6H4PO3H)2, SrH(OOCC6H4PO3)·H2O, Sr3(OOCC6H4PO3)2·4H2O and Sr3(OOCC6H4PO3)2·5.7H2O were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, X-ray powder diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. It was found that the compositions of these compounds depend on the acidity of the reaction medium. In addition, the presented compounds are interconvertible in dependence on pH. The position of the acid hydrogen atom in SrH(OOCC6H4PO3)·H2O was determined from the IR spectra of the studied compounds. The structure of the β modification of Sr(HOOCC6H4PO3H)2 was solved from its X-ray powder diffraction pattern using an ab initio method (the FOX program) with subsequent Rietveld refinement in the FULLPROF program. The compound is monoclinic, with the space group P21/c (No. 14), a=49.88(2), b=7.867(2), c=5.602(3) Å, β=128.68(2)°, and Z=4. It has a one-dimensional structure with an inorganic part built of SrO8 distorted tetragonal antiprisms.