title: The alkali hypophosphites KH2PO2, RbH2PO2 and CsH2PO2.
abstract: The structures of the hypophosphites KH(2)PO(2) (potassium hypophosphite), RbH(2)PO(2) (rubidium hypophosphite) and CsH(2)PO(2) (caesium hypophosphite) have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures consist of layers of alkali cations and hypophosphite anions, with the latter bridging four cations within the same layer. The Rb and Cs hypophosphites are isomorphous.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lavrentiev Avenue 3, Novosibirsk 90, 630090 Russia. d.y.naumov@ngs.ru
authors.forename: Marina I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Naumova
authors.forename: Natalia V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Kuratieva
authors.forename: Nina V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Podberezskaya
authors.forename: Dmitry Yu
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Naumov