organic compounds
Tetraethylammonium 4-hydroxybenzoate monohydrate
aHenan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450008, People's Republic of China, and bKey Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: yangyx80@nwnu.edu.cn
In the title compound, C8H20N+·C7H5O3−·H2O, the carboxylate group is slightly out of the plane of the parent benzene ring, the C—C—C—O torsion angles being 2.3 (2) and 2.0 (2)°. The carboxylate group and the hydroxy group form O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a head-to-tail chain along the b axis. Neighbouring hydrogen-bonded chains are linked by the water molecule, generating two independent O—H⋯O donor hydrogen bonds. The carboxylate group thus constructs a hydrogen-bonded host layer parallel to (10). The tetraethylammonium cation is contained between these layers, forming a sandwich-like structure with an approximate interlayer distance of 10.03 Å.
Related literature
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid has been found to interact with varied cations, such as decyl(trimethyl)ammonium and hexamethonium, to form different crystal structures, see: Marsh & Spek (2001); Yang et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811024044/fj2433sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811024044/fj2433Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811024044/fj2433Isup3.cml
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (0.25 mmol, 0.035 g) was dissolved in small amount of water-ethanol (50:100 v/v) mixture and a 25% aqueous solution of tetraethylammonium hydroxide was added to neutralize the acid. Colorless block crystals separated after several weeks.
All non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters, and all the hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon were introduced into idealized dispositions. And the hydrogen atoms bonded to oxygen atoms were placed in difference map with fixed distance of 0.86 Å.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C8H20N+·C7H5O3−·H2O | F(000) = 624 |
Mr = 285.38 | Dx = 1.168 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 2665 reflections |
a = 9.6082 (10) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5° |
b = 16.2610 (16) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 10.4478 (10) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 96.378 (1)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1622.2 (3) Å3 | 0.66 × 0.37 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 3774 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2730 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.015 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 27.7°, θmin = 3.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −8→12 |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.984 | k = −21→16 |
7411 measured reflections | l = −12→13 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.181 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0974P)2 + 0.3052P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3774 reflections | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
182 parameters | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
4 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.011 (3) |
C8H20N+·C7H5O3−·H2O | V = 1622.2 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 285.38 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.6082 (10) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 16.2610 (16) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 10.4478 (10) Å | 0.66 × 0.37 × 0.20 mm |
β = 96.378 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 3774 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2730 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.984 | Rint = 0.015 |
7411 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | 4 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.181 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
3774 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
182 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.18857 (16) | 0.99878 (8) | 0.16322 (14) | 0.0403 (3) | |
C2 | 0.14101 (18) | 0.92648 (9) | 0.10187 (15) | 0.0455 (4) | |
H2A | 0.0914 | 0.9286 | 0.0203 | 0.055* | |
C3 | 0.16740 (16) | 0.85171 (9) | 0.16210 (15) | 0.0418 (4) | |
H3A | 0.1363 | 0.8037 | 0.1197 | 0.050* | |
C4 | 0.23956 (15) | 0.84650 (9) | 0.28496 (14) | 0.0378 (3) | |
C5 | 0.28608 (17) | 0.91927 (9) | 0.34473 (14) | 0.0425 (4) | |
H5A | 0.3344 | 0.9173 | 0.4269 | 0.051* | |
C6 | 0.26236 (17) | 0.99454 (9) | 0.28514 (15) | 0.0432 (4) | |
H6A | 0.2958 | 1.0424 | 0.3266 | 0.052* | |
C7 | 0.26794 (17) | 0.76486 (9) | 0.35068 (16) | 0.0459 (4) | |
C8 | 0.3736 (2) | 0.18451 (12) | 0.6489 (2) | 0.0616 (5) | |
H8A | 0.4666 | 0.1638 | 0.6772 | 0.074* | |
H8B | 0.3597 | 0.1803 | 0.5558 | 0.074* | |
C9 | 0.3679 (3) | 0.27388 (14) | 0.6854 (3) | 0.0901 (8) | |
H9A | 0.4380 | 0.3038 | 0.6459 | 0.135* | |
H9B | 0.3850 | 0.2792 | 0.7773 | 0.135* | |
H9C | 0.2770 | 0.2957 | 0.6562 | 0.135* | |
C10 | 0.2876 (3) | 0.13132 (17) | 0.8501 (2) | 0.0807 (7) | |
H10A | 0.2722 | 0.1871 | 0.8782 | 0.097* | |
H10B | 0.2170 | 0.0967 | 0.8824 | 0.097* | |
C11 | 0.4301 (3) | 0.1034 (3) | 0.9102 (3) | 0.1159 (11) | |
H11A | 0.4337 | 0.1059 | 1.0023 | 0.174* | |
H11B | 0.5008 | 0.1386 | 0.8820 | 0.174* | |
H11C | 0.4462 | 0.0478 | 0.8844 | 0.174* | |
C12 | 0.1202 (2) | 0.15932 (15) | 0.6641 (2) | 0.0728 (6) | |
H12A | 0.1101 | 0.2136 | 0.7003 | 0.087* | |
H12B | 0.0550 | 0.1231 | 0.7008 | 0.087* | |
C13 | 0.0797 (3) | 0.1640 (2) | 0.5198 (3) | 0.1107 (11) | |
H13A | −0.0148 | 0.1837 | 0.5028 | 0.166* | |
H13B | 0.0863 | 0.1103 | 0.4828 | 0.166* | |
H13C | 0.1418 | 0.2009 | 0.4824 | 0.166* | |
C14 | 0.2893 (3) | 0.04401 (13) | 0.6544 (2) | 0.0742 (6) | |
H14A | 0.3847 | 0.0273 | 0.6828 | 0.089* | |
H14B | 0.2791 | 0.0457 | 0.5611 | 0.089* | |
C15 | 0.1902 (4) | −0.02043 (18) | 0.6972 (4) | 0.1230 (13) | |
H15A | 0.2104 | −0.0727 | 0.6607 | 0.185* | |
H15B | 0.0954 | −0.0051 | 0.6684 | 0.185* | |
H15C | 0.2019 | −0.0243 | 0.7894 | 0.185* | |
O1 | 0.15893 (14) | 1.07037 (7) | 0.10032 (11) | 0.0582 (4) | |
H1A | 0.2006 | 1.1118 | 0.1392 | 0.087* | |
O2 | 0.33056 (16) | 0.76395 (8) | 0.46118 (13) | 0.0680 (4) | |
O3 | 0.22788 (15) | 0.70078 (7) | 0.28835 (14) | 0.0638 (4) | |
N1 | 0.26670 (15) | 0.12929 (9) | 0.70443 (14) | 0.0503 (4) | |
O1W | 0.5320 (2) | 0.14390 (11) | 0.3390 (2) | 0.0996 (7) | |
H1WA | 0.4672 | 0.1691 | 0.2931 | 0.149* | |
H1WB | 0.5733 | 0.1776 | 0.3931 | 0.149* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0476 (8) | 0.0300 (7) | 0.0427 (8) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0021 (6) |
C2 | 0.0564 (9) | 0.0385 (8) | 0.0393 (8) | −0.0032 (7) | −0.0053 (7) | 0.0000 (6) |
C3 | 0.0492 (8) | 0.0299 (7) | 0.0451 (8) | −0.0055 (6) | 0.0000 (6) | −0.0037 (6) |
C4 | 0.0400 (7) | 0.0301 (7) | 0.0430 (8) | −0.0015 (5) | 0.0034 (6) | 0.0004 (6) |
C5 | 0.0515 (9) | 0.0348 (7) | 0.0395 (8) | −0.0012 (6) | −0.0033 (6) | −0.0005 (6) |
C6 | 0.0562 (9) | 0.0284 (7) | 0.0434 (8) | −0.0030 (6) | −0.0008 (7) | −0.0045 (6) |
C7 | 0.0498 (9) | 0.0318 (7) | 0.0542 (9) | −0.0047 (6) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0046 (6) |
C8 | 0.0608 (11) | 0.0550 (10) | 0.0710 (12) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0169 (9) | 0.0034 (9) |
C9 | 0.107 (2) | 0.0529 (13) | 0.109 (2) | −0.0090 (12) | 0.0082 (15) | −0.0034 (12) |
C10 | 0.0904 (16) | 0.0989 (18) | 0.0554 (12) | 0.0158 (13) | 0.0194 (11) | 0.0025 (11) |
C11 | 0.107 (2) | 0.166 (3) | 0.0718 (16) | 0.019 (2) | −0.0044 (14) | 0.0254 (19) |
C12 | 0.0571 (11) | 0.0777 (15) | 0.0860 (15) | 0.0130 (10) | 0.0190 (10) | 0.0032 (11) |
C13 | 0.0775 (17) | 0.160 (3) | 0.0901 (19) | 0.0169 (18) | −0.0113 (14) | 0.0174 (19) |
C14 | 0.0847 (15) | 0.0489 (11) | 0.0935 (16) | 0.0037 (10) | 0.0303 (12) | −0.0080 (10) |
C15 | 0.129 (3) | 0.0585 (15) | 0.190 (4) | −0.0202 (16) | 0.057 (3) | −0.0009 (18) |
O1 | 0.0822 (9) | 0.0318 (6) | 0.0553 (7) | −0.0057 (5) | −0.0164 (6) | 0.0071 (5) |
O2 | 0.0993 (11) | 0.0417 (7) | 0.0567 (8) | −0.0127 (6) | −0.0194 (7) | 0.0118 (6) |
O3 | 0.0779 (9) | 0.0287 (6) | 0.0770 (9) | −0.0041 (5) | −0.0254 (7) | 0.0012 (5) |
N1 | 0.0538 (8) | 0.0479 (8) | 0.0519 (8) | 0.0078 (6) | 0.0181 (6) | −0.0004 (6) |
O1W | 0.0941 (12) | 0.0703 (11) | 0.1225 (15) | 0.0175 (9) | −0.0410 (11) | −0.0246 (10) |
C1—O1 | 1.3515 (17) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
C1—C6 | 1.389 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.392 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9600 |
C2—C3 | 1.379 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9600 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C11—H11C | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.392 (2) | C12—N1 | 1.505 (2) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.516 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.389 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C4—C7 | 1.505 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C5—C6 | 1.381 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C6—H6A | 0.9300 | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C7—O2 | 1.241 (2) | C14—N1 | 1.506 (2) |
C7—O3 | 1.2658 (19) | C14—C15 | 1.516 (4) |
C8—C9 | 1.505 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9700 |
C8—N1 | 1.526 (2) | C14—H14B | 0.9700 |
C8—H8A | 0.9700 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C8—H8B | 0.9700 | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C9—H9A | 0.9600 | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C9—H9B | 0.9600 | O1—H1A | 0.8614 |
C9—H9C | 0.9600 | O1W—H1WA | 0.8477 |
C10—C11 | 1.511 (4) | O1W—H1WB | 0.8531 |
C10—N1 | 1.513 (3) | ||
O1—C1—C6 | 123.17 (13) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
O1—C1—C2 | 117.58 (13) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.25 (13) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.01 (13) | C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.0 | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.0 | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.45 (13) | N1—C12—C13 | 115.08 (19) |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.3 | N1—C12—H12A | 108.5 |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.3 | C13—C12—H12A | 108.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 117.73 (13) | N1—C12—H12B | 108.5 |
C5—C4—C7 | 120.89 (13) | C13—C12—H12B | 108.5 |
C3—C4—C7 | 121.38 (13) | H12A—C12—H12B | 107.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.60 (13) | C12—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.2 | C12—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.2 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.96 (13) | C12—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 120.0 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6A | 120.0 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
O2—C7—O3 | 123.84 (14) | N1—C14—C15 | 114.5 (2) |
O2—C7—C4 | 118.63 (13) | N1—C14—H14A | 108.6 |
O3—C7—C4 | 117.51 (14) | C15—C14—H14A | 108.6 |
C9—C8—N1 | 115.27 (19) | N1—C14—H14B | 108.6 |
C9—C8—H8A | 108.5 | C15—C14—H14B | 108.6 |
N1—C8—H8A | 108.5 | H14A—C14—H14B | 107.6 |
C9—C8—H8B | 108.5 | C14—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
N1—C8—H8B | 108.5 | C14—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 107.5 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 | C14—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 | C1—O1—H1A | 112.5 |
H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 | C12—N1—C14 | 111.59 (17) |
H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 | C12—N1—C10 | 106.87 (15) |
C11—C10—N1 | 115.1 (2) | C14—N1—C10 | 111.14 (17) |
C11—C10—H10A | 108.5 | C12—N1—C8 | 110.52 (15) |
N1—C10—H10A | 108.5 | C14—N1—C8 | 106.31 (14) |
C11—C10—H10B | 108.5 | C10—N1—C8 | 110.46 (17) |
N1—C10—H10B | 108.5 | H1WA—O1W—H1WB | 108.8 |
H10A—C10—H10B | 107.5 | ||
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.51 (15) | C3—C4—C7—O3 | 2.3 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.1 (3) | C13—C12—N1—C14 | −59.8 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.9 (3) | C13—C12—N1—C10 | 178.5 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.8 (2) | C13—C12—N1—C8 | 58.3 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C7 | 179.84 (15) | C15—C14—N1—C12 | −58.3 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.1 (2) | C15—C14—N1—C10 | 60.9 (3) |
C7—C4—C5—C6 | 179.22 (15) | C15—C14—N1—C8 | −178.9 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.0 (3) | C11—C10—N1—C12 | −179.8 (2) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.56 (15) | C11—C10—N1—C14 | 58.2 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.9 (2) | C11—C10—N1—C8 | −59.5 (3) |
C5—C4—C7—O2 | 2.0 (2) | C9—C8—N1—C12 | 57.8 (2) |
C3—C4—C7—O2 | −178.72 (16) | C9—C8—N1—C14 | 179.1 (2) |
C5—C4—C7—O3 | −176.97 (16) | C9—C8—N1—C10 | −60.3 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1A···O3i | 0.86 | 1.74 | 2.5984 (16) | 175 |
O1W—H1WA···O3ii | 0.85 | 2.04 | 2.850 (2) | 161 |
O1W—H1WB···O2iii | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.781 (2) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C8H20N+·C7H5O3−·H2O |
Mr | 285.38 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.6082 (10), 16.2610 (16), 10.4478 (10) |
β (°) | 96.378 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1622.2 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.66 × 0.37 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.947, 0.984 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7411, 3774, 2730 |
Rint | 0.015 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.653 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.055, 0.181, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 3774 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
No. of restraints | 4 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1A···O3i | 0.86 | 1.74 | 2.5984 (16) | 175 |
O1W—H1WA···O3ii | 0.85 | 2.04 | 2.850 (2) | 161 |
O1W—H1WB···O2iii | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.781 (2) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Northwest Normal University for supporting this study.
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p-Hydroxybenzoic acid has been found to interact with varied cations, such as decyl(trimethyl)ammonium and hexamethonium, to form different crystal structures (Marsh et al., 2001; Yang et al., 2010). In the asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C2H5)4N+.C7H5O3-.H2O, there exist one p-hydroxybenzoate anion, in which the carboxyl group distorts a small angle with respect to the phenyl ring which has a mean deviation from plane of 0.0041 Å (the related torsion angles are 2.3 (2)° and 2.0 (2)° respectively), one water molecule and one tetraethylammonium cation (Fig. 1). With the help of the water molecule, the hydrogen-bonded chains of p-hydroxybenzoate anions extending along the [010] direction are connected with various O—H···O interactions to generate the hydrogen-bonded host layers (Fig. 2), which are parallel to the (101) plane and can accommodate the guest species of tetraethylammonium cations to form the final packing structure (Fig. 3). Obviously, water molecule, as a compensate host molecule, plays an important role in generating the hydrogen-bonded layer structure.
For the related crystal structures of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and different cations, see: Marsh et al., (2001), Yang et al., (2010).