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Synthesis and 3
of calcium hydrogen phosphite, CaHPOaPleasanton Ridge Research LLC, Sandia Airpark, Edgewood, New Mexico 87015, USA, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland
*Correspondence e-mail: w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk
The hydrothermal synthesis and 3, which crystallizes in the P43212, are reported. The structure is built up from distorted CaO7 capped trigonal prisms and HPO3 pseudo pyramids, which share corners and edges to generate a three-dimensional network.
of the simple inorganic compound CaHPOKeywords: crystal structure; calcium; hydrogen phosphite.
CCDC reference: 1921630
1. Chemical context
Calcium–phosphorus–oxygen phases are ubiquitous in inorganic and materials chemistry. They have long been known as key components of fertilizers produced on a multi-million tonne scale (Rajan et al., 1996) and more recently their clinical applications as cements and biomaterials have been intensively studied. A recent review (Eliaz & Metoki, 2017) refers to over 860 articles. Some of their other applications include use as additives in cheese making (Lucey & Fox, 1993), as environmental remediation agents (Nzihou & Sharrock, 2010) and as corrosion inhibitors (del Amo et al., 1999). Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3X (X = OH, F, Cl, ⋯), is the most abundant calcium phosphate mineral and is of great importance in mineralogy and geochemistry (Hughes & Rakovan, 2002).
As part of our ongoing exploratory synthetic studies, we now describe the hydrothermal syntheses and 3, (I).
of CaHPO2. Structural commentary
The 2+ cation and one hydrogen phosphite anion (Fig. 1) with the symmetry elements of the chiral tetragonal P43212 building up the complete This results in the calcium ion being coordinated by seven O atoms belonging to six different HPO32− groups (the one in the arbitrarily chosen is chelating via the O1,O2 edge). The Ca1—O2 distance of 2.6938 (14) Å (Table 1) is notably longer than the others (mean for the six shorter distances = 2.391 Å) but it clearly qualifies as a bond based on the Brown criterion (Brown, 2002) of contributing at least 0.04 v.u. (valence units) to the bond-valence sum (BVS; Brown & Altermatt, 1985) for the metal ion: the Ca1 BVS is 2.07 v.u. (expected value = 2.00 v.u.), with the long O2 bond contributing 0.14 v.u. The next-nearest oxygen atom is some 3.68 Å distant from the calcium atom.
of (I) has the simple composition of one CaThe calcium coordination environment in (I) can be described as a distorted mono-capped trigonal prism with O1i/O2/O3iv and O2ii/O2iii/O3v forming the ends of the prism and the Ca1—O1 bond protruding through the twisted rectangular face formed by atoms O2/O2iii/O2ii/O3iv (see Table 1 for symmetry codes). The dihedral angle between the end-faces noted in the previous sentence is 6.90 (9)°, and the calcium ion is displaced from them by 1.5607 (8) and 1.4454 (9) Å, respectively. The dihedral angles subtended by O1i/O2/O3iv and O1/O2/O3iv (the latter being the triangle formed by the protruding atom O2 and the common edge with the prism-end) is 36.14 (7)°; the equivalent value for O2ii/O2iii/O3v and O1/O2ii/O2iii is 41.37 (4)°. These data, especially the second value, are in very good agreement with the ideal value of 41.5° for a capped trigonal prism with C2v symmetry built up from hard spheres (Lewis & Lippard, 1975). Finally, it may be noted that the calcium ion is displaced from the centroid of its seven associated O atoms by 0.34 Å approximately away from the O1/O2 edge of the chelating phosphite group.
The HPO32– hydrogen phosphite group in (I) displays its normal (Loub, 1991) tetrahedral (including the H atom) shape with a mean P—O separation of 1.526 Å. The bond to O2 is clearly longer than the others (Table 1), which might correlate with the fact that O2 bonds to three calcium cations, whereas O1 and O3 bond to two. The O—P—O angles are notably distorted with O1—P1—O2 (the chelating atoms to the adjacent calcium ion) some 8° smaller than the other two angles. The P atom is displaced by 0.4200 (9) Å from the plane of its attached O atoms, which is typical (Holmes et al., 2018). As usual, the hydrogen atom of the phosphite group shows no propensity to form hydrogen bonds and in (I) atom H1 `points into space' with its nearest neighbour being another H1 atom at 2.08 (4) Å. The mean P—O bond length in the `type e' (isolated) HPO32– groups surveyed by Loub (1991) of 1.517 Å is slightly shorter than the value for (I) but the mean P—H separation of 1.30 Å established by Loub is identical to the refined value for (I).
Each of the three unique O atoms in (I) has a different coordination environment: O1 bonds to two Ca cations and one P atom in an approximate T-shape with Ca—O—Ca = 108.30 (5) and Ca—O—P = 99.88 (7) and 150.21 (8)°. The environment of O2 can be described as a distorted OPCa3 tetrahedron [range of angles = 91.01 (6)–131.49 (8); mean = 107.0°] whereas O3 bonds to two Ca and one P atom in an approximate trigonal arrangement [Ca—O—Ca = 103.77 (5) and Ca—O—P = 127.66 (7) and 128.07 (7)°; bond-angle sum = 359.5°].
The extended structure of (I) in polyhedral representation is shown in Fig. 2. The linkage of the CaO7 and HPO3 polyhedra generates a dense three-dimensional network in which each calcium cation is surrounded by five others linked via edges with Ca⋯Ca separations clustered in the narrow range of 3.6938 (5)–3.8712 (5) Å. There appear to be small voids in the structure but these correspond to the P—H vertices and a PLATON (Spek, 2009) analysis did not reveal any free space in the structure.
3. Database survey
A survey of the Inorganic et al., 2002), updated to March 2019, for compounds containing Ca, P, O and H and no other elements revealed 142 matches. The vast majority of these are phosphates (containing tetrahedral PVO4 groups) and many of them are apatite derivatives. When the presence of any other element alongside Ca/P/O/H was allowed in the search, no fewer than 554 hits arose.
Database (ICSD; BelskyThe closest analogues to (I) are the PIII-containing phases calcium bis(dihydrogen phosphite) monohydrate, Ca(H2PO3)2·H2O [reported first by Larbot et al. (1984) (ICSD reference 36285) and then by Mahmoudkhani & Langer (2001a; ICSD 280575) and calcium hydrogen phosphite monohydrate, CaHPO3·H2O (Mahmoudkhani & Langer, 2001b; ICSD 411737). The water molecule coordinates to the calcium cation in both compounds and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (from the OH moiety of the H2PO3 group and the water molecule in 280575 and from the water molecule in 411737) are prominent features of the crystal structures. It is notable that both phases feature a CaO7 with one chelating phosphite group: in 411737 its distorted capped trigonal–prismatic shape is similar to that seen in (I) whereas in 280575 it is closer to a pentagonal bipyramid. The overall topology of the Ca/P/O bonding network in 411737 is layered but in 280575 it is three-dimensional.
4. Synthesis and crystallization
A mixture of 2.36 g (10.0 mmol) Ca(NO3)2·4H2O, 0.52 g (6.0 mmol) H3PO3 and 0.47 g (4.0 mmol) NH4ClO4 were dissolved in 10 ml H2O then mixed with 4.0 g 15 N NH4OH and loaded into a 23 ml Teflon cup. This was heated in a stainless steel pressure vessel for seven days at 473 K and cooled to room temperature over a few hours. Product recovery by vacuum filtration and rinsing with deionized water yielded 0.67 g (5.6 mmol; 93% yield based on Ca) of sparkling colourless prisms of (I).
A calculated X-ray powder pattern for (I) based on the single-crystal structure model was found to be in excellent agreement with its measured powder pattern (see supporting information): no `hits' were found in a search against the JCPDS database of powder patterns. ATR–FTIR (diamond window, cm−1) for (I): 2467w, 2436m (P—H stretch); 1151s, 1056vs, 979vs, 588vs, 511s, 448s (phosphite P—O stretches and bends) [for the spectrum, see supporting information; for peak assignments, see Fridrichová et al. (2012)].
5. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure . Atom H1 was located in a difference map and its position and Uiso value were freely refined. The of the crystal chosen for data collection is well-defined in P43212 (No. 96) although the bulk sample presumably also consists of equal amounts of the other enantiomer (space group P41212, No. 92).
details are summarized in Table 2
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Supporting information
CCDC reference: 1921630
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989019008235/wm5511sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989019008235/wm5511Isup2.hkl
X-ray powder pattern and IR spectrum. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989019008235/wm5511sup3.docx
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku, 2017); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku, 2017); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku, 2017); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).CaHPO3 | Dx = 2.763 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 120.06 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, P43212 | Cell parameters from 6820 reflections |
a = 6.67496 (6) Å | θ = 3.0–27.5° |
c = 12.9542 (2) Å | µ = 2.49 mm−1 |
V = 577.18 (1) Å3 | T = 100 K |
Z = 8 | Prism, colourless |
F(000) = 480 | 0.20 × 0.11 × 0.10 mm |
Rigaku AFC12 CCD diffractometer | 668 independent reflections |
Confocal mirrors, HF Varimax monochromator | 667 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 28.5714 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.030 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku, 2017) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.811, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −8→8 |
7615 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
Refinement on F2 | All H-atom parameters refined |
Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0206P)2 + 0.1946P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.014 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
wR(F2) = 0.037 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
S = 1.26 | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
668 reflections | Extinction correction: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
51 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 0.056 (4) |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack x determined using 230 quotients [(I+)-(I-)]/[(I+)+(I-)] (Parsons et al., 2013) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.006 (16) |
Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Ca1 | 0.31831 (5) | 0.10351 (5) | 0.11917 (3) | 0.00616 (14) | |
P1 | 0.29735 (7) | 0.57084 (7) | 0.10542 (3) | 0.00575 (15) | |
H1 | 0.220 (4) | 0.625 (4) | 0.1928 (19) | 0.013 (6)* | |
O1 | 0.4785 (2) | 0.43959 (19) | 0.12612 (11) | 0.0080 (3) | |
O2 | 0.1356 (2) | 0.4401 (2) | 0.05361 (10) | 0.0078 (3) | |
O3 | 0.3393 (2) | 0.76729 (19) | 0.05029 (9) | 0.0081 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ca1 | 0.0058 (2) | 0.00652 (19) | 0.0061 (2) | −0.00010 (12) | 0.00026 (13) | 0.00022 (12) |
P1 | 0.0057 (2) | 0.0056 (2) | 0.0059 (2) | −0.00049 (15) | −0.00009 (17) | 0.00001 (15) |
O1 | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0078 (5) | 0.0092 (5) | 0.0004 (5) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0000 (5) |
O2 | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0086 (6) | 0.0079 (5) | −0.0012 (5) | −0.0002 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
O3 | 0.0100 (6) | 0.0067 (6) | 0.0076 (6) | −0.0003 (5) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0005 (5) |
Ca1—O1i | 2.2870 (13) | P1—O3 | 1.5192 (13) |
Ca1—O2ii | 2.3600 (14) | P1—O2 | 1.5423 (13) |
Ca1—O2iii | 2.3907 (13) | P1—H1 | 1.30 (2) |
Ca1—O3iv | 2.4014 (12) | O1—Ca1ii | 2.2869 (13) |
Ca1—O3v | 2.4192 (13) | O2—Ca1i | 2.3600 (14) |
Ca1—O1 | 2.4869 (14) | O2—Ca1iii | 2.3907 (13) |
Ca1—O2 | 2.6938 (14) | O3—Ca1vi | 2.4014 (12) |
P1—O1 | 1.5173 (13) | O3—Ca1vii | 2.4192 (13) |
O1i—Ca1—O2ii | 149.66 (5) | O1—Ca1—O2 | 56.90 (4) |
O1i—Ca1—O2iii | 111.93 (5) | O1—P1—O3 | 115.75 (8) |
O2ii—Ca1—O2iii | 95.90 (4) | O1—P1—O2 | 107.96 (8) |
O1i—Ca1—O3iv | 81.56 (5) | O3—P1—O2 | 114.40 (8) |
O2ii—Ca1—O3iv | 74.49 (4) | O1—P1—H1 | 109.0 (12) |
O2iii—Ca1—O3iv | 161.56 (5) | O3—P1—H1 | 104.1 (11) |
O1i—Ca1—O3v | 87.17 (5) | O2—P1—H1 | 104.9 (11) |
O2ii—Ca1—O3v | 89.43 (5) | P1—O1—Ca1ii | 150.21 (8) |
O2iii—Ca1—O3v | 73.62 (4) | P1—O1—Ca1 | 99.88 (7) |
O3iv—Ca1—O3v | 121.07 (5) | Ca1ii—O1—Ca1 | 108.30 (5) |
O1i—Ca1—O1 | 122.62 (4) | P1—O2—Ca1i | 120.90 (7) |
O2ii—Ca1—O1 | 73.14 (4) | P1—O2—Ca1iii | 131.49 (8) |
O2iii—Ca1—O1 | 78.87 (4) | Ca1i—O2—Ca1iii | 105.94 (5) |
O3iv—Ca1—O1 | 83.24 (5) | P1—O2—Ca1 | 91.01 (6) |
O3v—Ca1—O1 | 145.62 (5) | Ca1i—O2—Ca1 | 99.78 (5) |
O1i—Ca1—O2 | 70.38 (4) | Ca1iii—O2—Ca1 | 92.99 (5) |
O2ii—Ca1—O2 | 130.00 (4) | P1—O3—Ca1vi | 127.66 (7) |
O2iii—Ca1—O2 | 77.54 (5) | P1—O3—Ca1vii | 128.07 (7) |
O3iv—Ca1—O2 | 96.39 (4) | Ca1vi—O3—Ca1vii | 103.77 (5) |
O3v—Ca1—O2 | 133.13 (5) | ||
O3—P1—O1—Ca1ii | 11.3 (2) | O3—P1—O2—Ca1iii | 53.71 (12) |
O2—P1—O1—Ca1ii | 140.99 (16) | O1—P1—O2—Ca1 | 18.17 (8) |
O3—P1—O1—Ca1 | −149.73 (6) | O3—P1—O2—Ca1 | 148.60 (6) |
O2—P1—O1—Ca1 | −20.05 (8) | O1—P1—O3—Ca1vi | 78.88 (11) |
O1—P1—O2—Ca1i | 120.21 (8) | O2—P1—O3—Ca1vi | −47.62 (13) |
O3—P1—O2—Ca1i | −109.36 (9) | O1—P1—O3—Ca1vii | −110.53 (10) |
O1—P1—O2—Ca1iii | −76.72 (11) | O2—P1—O3—Ca1vii | 122.98 (9) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1/4; (ii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1/4; (iii) y, x, −z; (iv) y−1/2, −x+1/2, z+1/4; (v) x, y−1, z; (vi) −y+1/2, x+1/2, z−1/4; (vii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Kirstie McCombie for collecting the powder pattern, Sarah Ferrandin for collecting the IR spectrum and the EPSRC National Crystallography Service (University of Southampton) for the X-ray data collection. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Los Alamos National Laboratory (Contract DE-AC52–06 N A25396) and Sandia National Laboratories (Contract DE-NA-0003525).
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