Abstract: A new layered zincophosphate was synthesized under solvothermal conditions by employing racemic 1,2-diaminopropane as the structure-directing agent. The structure of the compound was solved by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c (No. 14) with a=1.047 0(3) nm, b=0.787 31(18) nm, c=0.662 68(16) nm, β=103.120(5)°, V=0.532 0(2) nm³ and Z=4. The structure is made up of anionic zincophosphate sheets stacked in an AAAA sequence. The individual sheet contains three- and four-membered rings and the infinite Zn-O-Zn chains can also be envisaged in the sheet. The charge-balancing diprotonated racemic 1,2-diaminopropane cations are sandwiched between the layers, whereas the inorganic layers are stabilized by strong H-bonds formed between the N atoms of the amine and the O atoms in the inorganic sheets.

Key words: Layered zincophosphate, X-ray diffraction, Crystal structure, Racemic system