Abstract
The chemical preparation, crystal structure, calorimetric study, and spectroscopic characterization are given for a new centrosymetric organic monophosphate monohydrate (C
7
H
12
O
2
NH
2
)H
2
PO
4
·H
2
O. This compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca unit-cell with a = 10.520(3) Å, b = 9.635(8) Å, c = 23.450(1) Å. The structure can be described as inorganic layers built by H
2
PO
4
−
groups and H
2
O molecules, parallel to ab planes, between which the organic groups (C
7
H
12
O
2
NH
2
)
+
are inserted. Multiple hydrogen bonds connect the different entities of the title compound giving rise to a three-dimensional network arrangement. Electrical conductivity measurements show that the (C
7
H
12
O
2
NH
2
)H
2
PO
4
·H
2
O has a conductivity value that goes from σ = 0.15 × 10
−6
Ω
−1
cm
−1
at 338 K to 14.14 × 10
−6
Ω
−1
cm
−1
at 429 K. Its characterization by TA, NMR, and IR also is reported.
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