Abstract
A new layered gallium phosphonate-oxalate hybrid material, [C2H10N2]0.5[Ga3(PO3CH3)4(C2O4)].H2O, denoted as MOP-1, was synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions (150 °C) in the presence of ethylenediammonium ion (H2en)2+ as structure-directing agent. The compound was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Its structure consists of gallium phosphonate double layers formed of GaO6 octahedra, GaO4 tetrahedra, and PO3CH3 groups sharing corners. The double layers are cross-linked by oxalate ligands to form a three-dimensional framework with intersecting channels where the ammonium ions and water molecules are located. The bridging oxalate ligand acts as a bidentate ligand to each Ga in octahedral coordination environment. Crystal data are as follows: Monoclinic P21/n (14), a = 8.7530(5) A; b = 16.3427(8) A; c = 14.7522(8) A; β = 93.284(1)°, V = 2106.8(2) A3 and Z = 4.
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