Ethane-1,2-diphosphonic acid as a building block in supramolecular chemistry; a pillared-layer framework and framework-encapsulated cations
The 1:1 adduct of piperazine and ethane-1,2-diphosphonic acid is a salt [C4H12N2]2+·[C2H6O6P2]2−, in which both ions lie across centres of inversion in space group P21/c. The anions are linked by a single type of O—H...O hydrogen bond [O...O, 2.562 (3) Å; H...O, 1.73 Å, O—H...O, 169°] into (6, 3) nets built from a single type of R^4_4(22) ring. The cations lie between these nets, linked to them by two types of N—H...O hydrogen bond [N...O, 2.635 (3) and 2.735 (3) Å; H...O 1.72 and 1.82 Å, N—H...O, 175 and 177°] such that the cations link adjacent sheets, thus forming a pillared-layer framework. The aquated adduct formed between trimethylenedipiperidine and ethane-1,2-diphosphonic acid is also a salt [C13H28N2]2+·[C2H6O6P2]2−·2.8[H2O], in which there are 12 different types of hydrogen bond, eight O—H...O and four N—H...O. The anions are linked into chains by pairs of O—H...O hydrogen bonds and these chains are linked by the water molecules into a continuous three-dimensional framework. Within the anion/water framework are large voids which contain pairs of cations, linked to the framework by N—H...O hydrogen bonds.