title: Butane-1,4-diamine zinc(II) hydrogen phosphite.
abstract: The title compound, poly[zinc(II)-mu-butane-1,4-diamine-mu-(hydrogen phosphito)] (C(4)H(12)N(2))(0.5)[ZnHPO(3)], is a hybrid organic-inorganic solid built up from 1,4-diaminobutane molecules, Zn(2+) cations (coordinated by three O atoms and one N atom) and HPO(3)(2-) hydrogen phosphite groups. The organic species bonds to the Zn atom as an unprotonated ligand, resulting in it acting as a bridge between infinite ZnHPO(3) layers, which propagate in (100). The complete butane-1,4-diamine species is generated from a H(2)N(CH(2))(2)- half molecule by inversion symmetry. The zincophosphite sheets contain polyhedral four- and eight-membered rings in a 4.8(2) topology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland.
authors.forename: Lyndsey K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: William T A
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Harrison