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inorganic compounds
The title compound, a new polymorphic phase of dicobalt diphosphate, Co2P2O7, was prepared by hydrothermal methods. The structure contains CoO6 coordination octahedra and P2O7 radicals. The CoO6 radicals, connected by edge sharing, form six-membered rings, which are further interconnected to form two-dimensional zigzag sheets parallel to (001). The P2O7 groups link these sheets to build three-dimensional networks.