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The Crystal Structure of Cu(H₂P0₃)₂

M. Handlovič

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava 9

Abstract: Cu(H₂P0₃)₂ crystallizes in space group P2_1/c with a = 7.490, b = 9.938, с = 7.465 Å, ß = 99.6°, Z = 4. The structure was refined by means of three- -dimensional least-squares method. The final R value for 1013 observed structure factors is 0.115. The characteristic feature of the structure are pairs of distorted octahedra with one common edge. These pairs are bonded together by H₂PO₃^- groups so that the entire structure may be considered as representing a coordination polymer. Сu —О bonds in octahedra are 1.98, 1.97, 1.92, 1.96, 2.33, and 3.15 Å respectively.

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Chemical Papers 26 (6) 494–501 (1972)