inorganic compounds
Tetraaquatetramanganese(II) catena-[germanodihydroxidodi(hydrogenphosphate)diphosphate]
aDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: yaxihuang@xmu.edu.cn
The title compound, Mn4(H2O)4[Ge(OH)2(HPO4)2(PO4)2], was synthesized by the solvothermal method. Its is isotypic with the iron and cobalt analogues [Huang et al. (2012). Inorg. Chem. 51, 3316–3323]. In the the framework is built from undulating manganese phosphate sheets parallel to (010) interconnected by GeO6 octahedra (at the inversion center), resulting in a three-dimensional network with eight-membered ring channels into which all the protons point. The undulating manganese phosphate sheet consists of zigzag manganese octahedral chains along [10-1], built from MnO4(OH)(OH2) octahedra and MnO5(OH2) octahedra by sharing their trans or skew edges, which are interconnected by PO3(OH) and PO4 tetrahedra via corner-sharing. The features extensive O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions.
Related literature
For background to germanophosphates, see: Brock et al. (1998); Corma (1997); Li et al. (2000); Liu, Yang, Wang et al. (2008); Liu, Yang, Zhang et al. (2008); Zhao et al. (2009); Zubieta (1994). For isotypic structures of the FeII and CoII analogues, see: Huang et al. (2012).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); cell CrysAlis CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2005) and ATOMS (Dowty, 2004); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681201673X/br2199sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681201673X/br2199Isup2.hkl
The crystals of the title compound were solvothermally synthesized by a mixture of GeO2 (0.073 g), Mn(CH3COO)2.4H2O (0.171 g), H3PO4(85 wt%, 1 mL), H2O (2 mL), triethylamine (1 mL), and 1,2-propanediol (2 mL). The mixture was transferred into a Teflon-lined stainless steel autoclave (internal volume of 15 mL) and heated at 423K for 7 days under static conditions. After the autoclaves cooling to room temperature, the products were filtered off and washed by distilled water for several times and dried in air. Finally light-pink block-shaped crystals were obtained. It is needed to note that the products often contain a minor impurity of GeO2. Many efforts have been made to get pure phase. However, even the pure phase was obtained but the yield is so low that not enough for further characterization. Thus only single crystal X-ray diffraction of the title compound was carried out.
Originally, all hydrogen positions were located from the difference Fourier map and refined by applying the constraint of displacement parameters as 0.05 eÅ3 and a bond distance of d(O–H) = 0.82 (1)Å. After the
O8-H5 turned out to have no acceptor atom. Therefore, the H5 position was calculated geometrically and fixed without applying further refinement.Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); cell
CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); data reduction: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2005) and ATOMS (Dowty, 2004); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. Asymmetric unit of the title compound, showing the coordination environments of Ge, Mn and P atoms. Thermal ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. Symmetry codes: (i) –x, –y, –z+1; (ii) –x+1, –y, –z+1; (iii) x–1, y, z; (iv) x–1/2, –y+1/2, z+1/2; (v) x, y, z+1; (vi) x+1, y, z; (vii) x–1/2, –y+1/2, z–1/2. | |
Fig. 2. Polyhedral presentation of the title compound, a) manganese octahedra share their trans or skew edges to form zigzag chains parallel to [10-1], b) these manganese octahedral chains are linked by phosphate tetrahedra via common O-corners to form undulating manganese phosphate sheets parallel to (010), c) the undulating sheets are further connected by GeO4(OH)2 octahedra along [010], resulting in a three-dimensional network structure, d) the network structure comprises 8-membered ring channels running along [100] direction where all the protons protrude to. MnO6 octahedra: purple, GeO6 octahedra: green, PO4 tetrahedra: orange, H atoms: light grey spheres. |
Mn4(H2O)4[Ge(OH)2(HPO4)2(PO4)2] | Z = 2 |
Mr = 780.33 | F(000) = 760 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Dx = 3.176 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.5336 (3) Å | θ = 3.0–32.5° |
b = 16.3869 (7) Å | µ = 5.35 mm−1 |
c = 7.7048 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 98.506 (4)° | Block-shaped, light pink |
V = 815.84 (6) Å3 | 0.10 × 0.08 × 0.05 mm |
Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2215 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1808 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.049 |
326 images,Δω=1°, Exp time: 40 s. scans | θmax = 30.7°, θmin = 3.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis CCD; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.604, Tmax = 0.765 | k = −23→21 |
5173 measured reflections | l = −10→5 |
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)] = 0.042 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.064 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.007P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.11 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2215 reflections | Δρmax = 0.67 e Å−3 |
158 parameters | Δρmin = −0.71 e Å−3 |
5 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: 0.0025 (3) |
Mn4(H2O)4[Ge(OH)2(HPO4)2(PO4)2] | V = 815.84 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 780.33 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 6.5336 (3) Å | µ = 5.35 mm−1 |
b = 16.3869 (7) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 7.7048 (3) Å | 0.10 × 0.08 × 0.05 mm |
β = 98.506 (4)° |
Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2215 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis CCD; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) | 1808 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.604, Tmax = 0.765 | Rint = 0.049 |
5173 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 5 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.064 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.11 | Δρmax = 0.67 e Å−3 |
2215 reflections | Δρmin = −0.71 e Å−3 |
158 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
Ge1 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.00570 (15) | |
Mn1 | 0.33624 (9) | 0.13618 (4) | 0.73967 (8) | 0.00616 (15) | |
Mn2 | 0.10405 (9) | 0.27193 (4) | 0.97488 (8) | 0.00687 (15) | |
P1 | 0.85555 (15) | 0.10913 (6) | 0.78765 (14) | 0.0048 (2) | |
P2 | 0.06543 (15) | 0.18774 (6) | 0.37557 (14) | 0.0048 (2) | |
O1 | 0.0486 (5) | 0.3570 (2) | 0.7515 (5) | 0.0212 (8) | |
O2 | 0.3396 (5) | 0.05675 (19) | 0.9714 (4) | 0.0169 (7) | |
O3 | 0.6508 (4) | 0.13783 (16) | 0.6846 (4) | 0.0068 (6) | |
O4 | 0.0282 (4) | 0.17242 (16) | 0.7897 (4) | 0.0075 (6) | |
O5 | 0.0928 (4) | 0.18148 (16) | 0.1813 (4) | 0.0071 (6) | |
O6 | 0.2743 (4) | 0.20020 (16) | 0.4915 (4) | 0.0063 (6) | |
O7 | 0.4116 (4) | 0.24382 (15) | 0.9032 (4) | 0.0071 (6) | |
O8 | 0.2712 (4) | 0.02156 (17) | 0.5966 (4) | 0.0099 (6) | |
O9 | 0.8236 (4) | 0.09402 (17) | 0.9835 (4) | 0.0094 (6) | |
O10 | 0.9176 (4) | 0.02614 (16) | 0.7215 (4) | 0.0078 (6) | |
O11 | −0.0403 (4) | 0.10841 (16) | 0.4270 (4) | 0.0074 (6) | |
H1 | 0.101 (8) | 0.336 (3) | 0.672 (5) | 0.050* | |
H2 | 0.117 (8) | 0.399 (2) | 0.768 (8) | 0.050* | |
H3 | 0.252 (6) | 0.020 (2) | 0.959 (8) | 0.050* | |
H4 | 0.364 (9) | 0.076 (3) | 1.070 (3) | 0.050* | |
H5 | 0.296 | 0.014 | 0.495 | 0.050* | |
H6 | 0.917 (6) | 0.111 (3) | 1.056 (6) | 0.050* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ge1 | 0.0067 (3) | 0.0038 (3) | 0.0065 (3) | −0.0004 (2) | 0.0006 (2) | −0.0006 (2) |
Mn1 | 0.0059 (3) | 0.0056 (3) | 0.0069 (3) | 0.0000 (2) | 0.0010 (2) | −0.0001 (2) |
Mn2 | 0.0075 (3) | 0.0062 (3) | 0.0069 (3) | −0.0002 (2) | 0.0011 (2) | −0.0009 (3) |
P1 | 0.0050 (5) | 0.0048 (5) | 0.0048 (5) | −0.0003 (4) | 0.0008 (4) | 0.0003 (4) |
P2 | 0.0048 (5) | 0.0038 (5) | 0.0056 (5) | 0.0009 (4) | 0.0006 (4) | 0.0006 (4) |
O1 | 0.0201 (19) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0185 (19) | −0.0062 (15) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0063 (16) |
O2 | 0.0222 (18) | 0.0140 (18) | 0.0122 (17) | −0.0081 (13) | −0.0054 (15) | 0.0033 (14) |
O3 | 0.0040 (13) | 0.0076 (15) | 0.0088 (15) | −0.0006 (11) | 0.0005 (12) | 0.0015 (12) |
O4 | 0.0070 (14) | 0.0081 (15) | 0.0083 (15) | −0.0002 (11) | 0.0043 (12) | −0.0025 (11) |
O5 | 0.0092 (14) | 0.0059 (15) | 0.0061 (15) | −0.0004 (11) | 0.0003 (12) | 0.0024 (11) |
O6 | 0.0042 (13) | 0.0082 (15) | 0.0061 (15) | 0.0010 (11) | −0.0010 (11) | 0.0011 (11) |
O7 | 0.0080 (14) | 0.0040 (14) | 0.0090 (15) | 0.0000 (11) | 0.0000 (12) | −0.0013 (12) |
O8 | 0.0097 (14) | 0.0117 (16) | 0.0087 (15) | −0.0027 (11) | 0.0023 (12) | −0.0027 (12) |
O9 | 0.0110 (15) | 0.0136 (16) | 0.0031 (15) | −0.0034 (12) | −0.0009 (12) | 0.0003 (12) |
O10 | 0.0119 (14) | 0.0037 (14) | 0.0078 (15) | 0.0001 (11) | 0.0018 (12) | −0.0005 (11) |
O11 | 0.0089 (14) | 0.0038 (14) | 0.0092 (15) | 0.0008 (11) | 0.0000 (12) | 0.0004 (12) |
Ge1—O8i | 1.851 (3) | Mn2—O7 | 2.210 (3) |
Ge1—O8 | 1.851 (3) | Mn2—O6iv | 2.225 (3) |
Ge1—O11i | 1.870 (3) | P1—O3 | 1.525 (3) |
Ge1—O11 | 1.870 (3) | P1—O10 | 1.528 (3) |
Ge1—O10ii | 1.913 (3) | P1—O4vi | 1.531 (3) |
Ge1—O10iii | 1.913 (3) | P1—O9 | 1.573 (3) |
Ge1—H5 | 1.9535 | P2—O6 | 1.530 (3) |
Mn1—O3 | 2.159 (3) | P2—O5 | 1.537 (3) |
Mn1—O6 | 2.166 (3) | P2—O7vii | 1.542 (3) |
Mn1—O7 | 2.181 (3) | P2—O11 | 1.551 (3) |
Mn1—O4 | 2.186 (3) | O1—H1 | 0.817 (10) |
Mn1—O8 | 2.188 (3) | O1—H2 | 0.818 (10) |
Mn1—O2 | 2.207 (3) | O2—H3 | 0.822 (10) |
Mn2—O4 | 2.175 (3) | O2—H4 | 0.815 (10) |
Mn2—O3iv | 2.178 (3) | O8—H5 | 0.83 |
Mn2—O5v | 2.183 (3) | O9—H6 | 0.816 (10) |
Mn2—O1 | 2.203 (4) | ||
O8i—Ge1—O8 | 180.00 (7) | O5v—Mn2—O7 | 99.81 (10) |
O8i—Ge1—O11i | 91.35 (12) | O1—Mn2—O7 | 89.26 (12) |
O8—Ge1—O11i | 88.65 (12) | O4—Mn2—O6iv | 93.62 (10) |
O8i—Ge1—O11 | 88.65 (12) | O3iv—Mn2—O6iv | 81.31 (10) |
O8—Ge1—O11 | 91.35 (12) | O5v—Mn2—O6iv | 87.72 (10) |
O11i—Ge1—O11 | 180.0 | O1—Mn2—O6iv | 82.32 (12) |
O8i—Ge1—O10ii | 91.28 (12) | O7—Mn2—O6iv | 168.93 (11) |
O8—Ge1—O10ii | 88.72 (12) | O3—P1—O10 | 110.87 (15) |
O11i—Ge1—O10ii | 89.43 (12) | O3—P1—O4vi | 112.63 (16) |
O11—Ge1—O10ii | 90.57 (12) | O10—P1—O4vi | 112.02 (16) |
O8i—Ge1—O10iii | 88.72 (12) | O3—P1—O9 | 108.50 (16) |
O8—Ge1—O10iii | 91.28 (12) | O10—P1—O9 | 105.01 (16) |
O11i—Ge1—O10iii | 90.57 (12) | O4vi—P1—O9 | 107.40 (16) |
O11—Ge1—O10iii | 89.43 (12) | O6—P2—O5 | 110.80 (16) |
O10ii—Ge1—O10iii | 180.0 | O6—P2—O7vii | 111.45 (15) |
O3—Mn1—O6 | 83.08 (10) | O5—P2—O7vii | 110.81 (16) |
O3—Mn1—O7 | 87.89 (10) | O6—P2—O11 | 110.82 (15) |
O6—Mn1—O7 | 96.60 (10) | O5—P2—O11 | 108.25 (16) |
O3—Mn1—O4 | 163.50 (10) | O7vii—P2—O11 | 104.49 (16) |
O6—Mn1—O4 | 88.13 (10) | H1—O1—H2 | 101 (6) |
O7—Mn1—O4 | 79.25 (10) | H3—O2—H4 | 115 (6) |
O3—Mn1—O8 | 91.79 (10) | P1—O3—Mn1 | 132.90 (17) |
O6—Mn1—O8 | 88.50 (10) | P1—O3—Mn2viii | 127.70 (16) |
O7—Mn1—O8 | 174.81 (11) | Mn1—O3—Mn2viii | 96.96 (10) |
O4—Mn1—O8 | 101.94 (10) | P1ii—O4—Mn2 | 127.63 (17) |
O3—Mn1—O2 | 105.70 (12) | P1ii—O4—Mn1 | 120.69 (15) |
O6—Mn1—O2 | 167.96 (11) | Mn2—O4—Mn1 | 101.13 (10) |
O7—Mn1—O2 | 92.02 (11) | P2—O5—Mn2ix | 133.27 (16) |
O4—Mn1—O2 | 85.22 (12) | P2—O6—Mn1 | 119.00 (15) |
O8—Mn1—O2 | 83.08 (11) | P2—O6—Mn2viii | 141.41 (17) |
O4—Mn2—O3iv | 171.44 (11) | Mn1—O6—Mn2viii | 95.39 (10) |
O4—Mn2—O5v | 86.56 (10) | P2x—O7—Mn1 | 127.21 (17) |
O3iv—Mn2—O5v | 86.36 (10) | P2x—O7—Mn2 | 121.22 (15) |
O4—Mn2—O1 | 88.11 (12) | Mn1—O7—Mn2 | 100.20 (10) |
O3iv—Mn2—O1 | 97.96 (12) | Ge1—O8—Mn1 | 118.00 (13) |
O5v—Mn2—O1 | 168.39 (12) | P1—O10—Ge1vi | 128.35 (17) |
O4—Mn2—O7 | 78.87 (10) | P2—O11—Ge1 | 145.55 (17) |
O3iv—Mn2—O7 | 107.09 (10) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (iv) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (v) x, y, z+1; (vi) x+1, y, z; (vii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (viii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ix) x, y, z−1; (x) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O9vii | 0.82 (1) | 2.49 (5) | 3.039 (5) | 126 (5) |
O1—H1···O7vii | 0.82 (1) | 2.60 (5) | 3.166 (4) | 127 (5) |
O1—H2···O8xi | 0.82 (1) | 2.33 (3) | 3.101 (4) | 157 (6) |
O1—H2···O11x | 0.82 (1) | 2.39 (5) | 2.878 (4) | 119 (5) |
O2—H3···O9xii | 0.82 (1) | 2.01 (3) | 2.733 (4) | 147 (5) |
O2—H4···O1x | 0.82 (1) | 2.03 (3) | 2.765 (5) | 149 (6) |
O2—H3···O10ii | 0.82 (1) | 2.63 (5) | 3.161 (4) | 123 (5) |
O8—H5···O10iii | 0.83 | 2.11 | 2.692 (4) | 126 (1) |
O9—H6···O5xiii | 0.82 (1) | 1.80 (2) | 2.584 (4) | 160 (6) |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (x) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xi) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (xii) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (xiii) x+1, y, z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | Mn4(H2O)4[Ge(OH)2(HPO4)2(PO4)2] |
Mr | 780.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.5336 (3), 16.3869 (7), 7.7048 (3) |
β (°) | 98.506 (4) |
V (Å3) | 815.84 (6) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 5.35 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.10 × 0.08 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis CCD; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.604, 0.765 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5173, 2215, 1808 |
Rint | 0.049 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.718 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.064, 1.11 |
No. of reflections | 2215 |
No. of parameters | 158 |
No. of restraints | 5 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.67, −0.71 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2005) and ATOMS (Dowty, 2004), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O9i | 0.817 (10) | 2.49 (5) | 3.039 (5) | 126 (5) |
O1—H1···O7i | 0.817 (10) | 2.60 (5) | 3.166 (4) | 127 (5) |
O1—H2···O8ii | 0.818 (10) | 2.33 (3) | 3.101 (4) | 157 (6) |
O1—H2···O11iii | 0.818 (10) | 2.39 (5) | 2.878 (4) | 119 (5) |
O2—H3···O9iv | 0.822 (10) | 2.01 (3) | 2.733 (4) | 147 (5) |
O2—H4···O1iii | 0.815 (10) | 2.03 (3) | 2.765 (5) | 149 (6) |
O2—H3···O10v | 0.822 (10) | 2.63 (5) | 3.161 (4) | 123 (5) |
O8—H5···O10vi | 0.83 | 2.11 | 2.692 (4) | 126.2 (2) |
O9—H6···O5vii | 0.816 (10) | 1.80 (2) | 2.584 (4) | 160 (6) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (v) x−1, y, z; (vi) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vii) x+1, y, z+1. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of the State Education Ministry, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 40972035), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (grant No. 2010J01308) and the Scientific and Technological Innovation Platform of Fujian Province of China (grant No. 2009J1009).
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Open-framework compounds attract much attention due to their rich structural chemistry and potential catalytic, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties (Brock et al., 1998; Corma, 1997; Zubieta, 1994). Germanophosphates, as one kind of open-framework compounds, have not been fully explored, and only a few compounds had been synthesized up to date (Li et al., 2000; Liu, Yang, Wang et al., 2008; Liu, Yang, Zhang et al., 2008; Zhao et al., 2009). During our systematical investigation on the transition metal germanophosphate system, we obtain the first manganese compound, MnII4(H2O)4[Ge(OH)2(HPO4)2(PO4)2], which is isostructural with its Fe and Co-analogues (Huang et al., 2012) published recently.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of two distinct Mn atoms, one Ge atom, and two crystallographically independent P atoms (Figure 1). Mn1 is surrounding by four O atoms, an OH-group, and a H2O molecule forming a distorted octahedron Mn1O4(OH)(OH2) with bond distances of 2.159-2.207 Å. Mn2 adopt a nearly regular octahedral coordination to five O atoms and a water molecule with bond distances ranging from 2.176 to 2.224 Å. Ge atom coordinates to four O-atoms in the equatorial plane with shorter bond lengths of 1.846-1.871 Å and two hydroxyl groups in trans-position with longer distance of 1.913 Å. Both P atoms are in tetrahedral coordination with bond lengths of 1.526-1.573 Å. All the bond lengths and angles of the title compound are similar to those of the known germanophosphates (Huang et al., 2012; Liu, Yang, Wang et al., 2008; Liu, Yang, Zhang et al., 2008; Zhao et al., 2009). The Mn2O5(OH2) octahedra share their trans-edges with two adjacent Mn1O4(OH)(OH2) octahedra, in turn, Mn1-octahedra share skew-edges to two neighboring Mn2-octahedra, resulting in a zigzag chain running along [10-1] (Figure 2a). These manganese octahedral chains are further linked by the P1O3(OH) and P2O4 tetrahedra through corner sharing to form undulating sheets (Figure 2b). These sheets are further interconnected by GeO4(OH)2 octahedra, sitting at the inverse center, along [010] via common O-corners (Figure 2c) to form a neutral 3-D network with 8-membered ring channels parallel to [100] where all the protons protrude to (Figure 2d). Compared with the two isotypic Fe- and Co-compounds, the Mn-O distances are longer than those of Co- and Fe-compound which is consistent to the longer ionic radius of Mn than those of Fe and Co analogues.