Co3{CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)(PO3)}2 {CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)2}2(H2O)4·2H2O: A cobalt 1-aminoethylidenediphosphonate with a layer structure

This paper describes the structure and magnetic properties of a novel cobalt 1-aminoethylidenediphosphonate compound, namely Co3{CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)(PO3)}2{CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)2}2(H2O)4·2H2O (1). The structure contains a trimer unit of Co3{CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)(PO3)}2 in which two equivalent phosphonate ligands chelate and bridge the three cobalt ions. Each trimer unit is further linked to its four equivalent neighbors through corner-sharing of CoO6 octahedra and CPO3 tetrahedra, forming a two-dimensional layer in the bc-plane which contains 12-membered rings. These layers are connected to each other by extensive hydrogen bonds. Magnetic studies show that weak antiferromagnetic interactions are mediated between the cobalt ions. Crystal data for 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, image, image, image, image, image, image.