Bis(2-amino-6-methylpyridinium) tris(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)zirconate(IV) dihydrate
2011
Crystal Structure of a Metal-Organic Compound
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Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Pasdar Hoda, Ebdam Ali, Aghabozorg Hossein, Notash Behrouz
Primary Institution: Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Hypothesis
The study aims to synthesize and characterize a new metal-organic compound involving zirconium.
Conclusion
The compound exhibits a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometry around the zirconium ion, stabilized by hydrogen bonds.
Supporting Evidence
- The zirconium(IV) ion is coordinated by three pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate ligands.
- The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
- Crystals suitable for X-ray characterization were obtained after a few weeks.
Takeaway
The researchers made a new compound using zirconium and some organic materials, and they found that it has a special shape that helps hold it together.
Methodology
The compound was synthesized by reacting ZrCl4 with 2-amino-6-methylpyridine and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid in aqueous media.
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