Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New 3-D Open-framework Zincophosphate

An open-framework zincophosphate, [C4N3H16][Zn4.5（PO4）4] 1, has been hydro- thermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4 with a = 14.512（5）, c = 8.914（3）A, V = 1877.3（11）A3, C4H16NaO16P4Zn4.50, Mr = 780 24： Z = 4, Dc = 2.761 g/cm^3,μ= 6.103 mm^-1, F（000） = 1536, T = 298（2） K, R = 0.0416 and wR = 0.0816. In the structure, ZnO4 and PO4 tetrahedra are linked to each other, forming four-membered rings which are connected variably to form two secondary building units （SBUs）. The SBUs are connected so as to generate two chains along the c axis, which are further linked together alternatively via common oxygen atoms （Zn-O-P） giving rise to 8-ring-channels in the [001] direction, and the protonated guest diethylenetriamine （DETA） molecules sit in the middle of these channels. Other characterizations are also described by elemental analysis, thermal analysis and IR and fluorescent spectra.