Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.38, No.26, 5944-5947, 1999
Hydrothermal synthesis and structure of Fe(NH3)(2)PO4: A novel monophosphate
Fe(NH3)(2)PO4 is synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions in the presence of urea. The crystal structure is solved fur powder X-ray diffraction data. The unit cell is orthorhombic, a = 10.1058(2) Angstrom, b = 6.3676(2) Angstrom, c 7.5714(2) Angstrom, space group Pnma, Z = 4. The structure consists of a three-dimensional network of FeO4N2 octahedra and PO4 tetrahedra linked by vertex sharing. Two crystallographically independent ammonia molecules are linked to the iron atom. This compound is the first three-dimensional solid structurally characterized containing Fe-NH3 bonds.
Keywords:LAYERED IRON PHOSPHATE;RAY-POWDER DIFFRACTION;MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES;CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;X-RAY;ZIRCONIUM ARSENATE