ISSN:
1600-5368
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
n-Pentylammonium dihydrogenarsenate, C5H14N+·H2AsO4− (C5ADA), is ferroelastic at room temperature. The structure is monoclinic (P21/n) and isostructural with n-pentylammonium dihydrogenphosphate (C5ADP). In contrast to C7ADA and C9ADA, as well as to C7ADP and C9ADP, two independent dihydrogenarsenates in the present structure are not disordered. Similarly, as in other known members of the series (C2ADP–C10ADP and C6ADA–C9ADA), there are strong hydrogen bonds between the anions, and moderate hydrogen bonds between the anions and the cations. The hydrogen-bond distances correspond well to those observed in the dihydrogenphosphates. There are two H atoms in the structure which are involved in asymmetric hydrogen bonds between respective oxygen pairs. These H atoms jump from the donor to the acceptor O atoms during ferroelastic switching. A phase transition was observed at about 380 and 371 K during heating and cooling, respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S160053680100472X
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