Crystal structure of NaCd(H2PO3)3·H2O and spectroscopic study of NaM(H2PO3)3·H2O, M= Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg and Cd

Abstract

NaCd(H2PO3)3·H2O was synthesized in solution and its structure was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (Pbca, Z = 8) with the cell parameters: a = 9.2895(14) Å, b = 15.124(2) Å, c = 15.0592(12) Å. Final residual factors R/Rw are 0.0297/0.0790. Both Na+ and Cd2+ are octahedrally coordinated, [NaO6] and [CdO6] share edges to form zigzag chains along [1 0 0]. The 3D framework is build upon these chains which are interconnected by H2PO3 pseudo-pyramids and an intricate network of weak hydrogen bonds. NaCd(H2PO3)3·H2O belongs the series of isostructural phosphites NaM(H2PO3)3·H2O (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn and Mg). IR spectroscopic studies show the bands confirming the presence of the phosphite H2PO32− anion in the whole series NaM(H2PO3)3·H2O, M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg and Cd. The UV–Vis spectroscopy was used for characterizing the d–d transitions in the Mn, Co and Ni phosphites.