Structure of Melaminium Dihydrogenpyrophosphate and Its Formation from Melaminium Dihydrogenphosphate Studied with Powder Diffraction Data, Solid-State NMR, and Theoretical Calculations

Low temperature synthesis of ionic phosphates in dimethyl sulfoxide

A new synthesis route for phosphates in an organic solvent at low temperatures is presented.

Mapping the multimodal action of melamine-poly(aluminium phosphate) in the flame retardancy of polyamide 66

Multimodal action and synergism of melamine poly(aluminum phosphate) in the flame retardancy of polyamide 66.

Bis(2-amino-3-nitropyridinium) dihydrogendiphosphate

The structure of the title compound, 2C₅H₆N₃O₂⁺·H₂P₂O₇²⁻, contains infinite (H₂P₂O₇²⁻)_n layers stacked perpendicular to the a axis. The 2-amino-3-nitro­pyridinium cations are arranged in pairs and are anchored between these layers, linking them by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding and electrostatic inter­actions between anionic and cationic species to form a three-dimensional network.

Powder NMR crystallography of thymol

A protocol for the structure determination of powdered solids at natural abundance by NMR is presented and illustrated for the case of the small drug molecule thymol. The procedure uses proton spin-diffusion data from two-dimensional NMR experiments in combination with periodic DFT refinements incorporating (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shifts. For thymol, the method yields a crystal structure for the powdered sample, which differs by an atomic root-mean-square-deviation (all atoms except methyl group protons) of only 0.07 A from the single crystal X-ray diffraction structure with DFT-optimized proton positions.

Practical aspects of Lee-Goldburg based CRAMPS techniques for high-resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy in solids: implementation and applications

Elucidating the local environment of the hydrogen atoms is an important problem in materials science. Because (1)H spectra in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) suffer from low resolution due to homogeneous broadening, even under magic-angle spinning (MAS), information of chemical interest may only be obtained using certain high-resolution (1)H MAS techniques. (1)H Lee-Goldburg (LG) CRAMPS (Combined Rotation And Multiple-Pulse Spectroscopy) methods are particularly well suited for studying inorganic-organic hybrid materials, rich in (1)H nuclei. However, setting up CRAMPS experiments is time-consuming and not entirely trivial, facts that have discouraged their widespread use by materials scientists. To change this status quo, here we describe and discuss some important aspects of the experimental implementation of CRAMPS techniques based on LG decoupling schemes, such as FSLG (Frequency Switched), and windowed and windowless PMLG (Phase Modulated). In particular, we discuss the influence on the quality of the (1)H NMR spectra of the different parameters at play, for example LG (Lee-Goldburg) pulses, radio-frequency (rf) phase, frequency switching, and pulse imperfections, using glycine and adamantane as model compounds. The efficiency and robustness of the different LG-decoupling schemes is then illustrated on the following materials: organo-phosphorus ligand, N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid [H(4)pmida] [I], and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (C(4)H(12)N(2))[Ge(2)(pmida)(2)OH(2)] x 4H(2)O [II] and (C(2)H(5)NH(3))[Ti(H(1.5)PO(4))(PO(4))](2) x H(2)O [III].

Environmentally friendly flame retardants. A detailed solid-state NMR study of melamine orthophosphate

We used solid-state NMR spectroscopy to gain detailed information about the proton positions, proximities and the hydrogen-bonding network in the environmentally friendly flame retardant melamine orthophosphate (MP). High-resolution proton one- and two-dimensional solid-state NMR spectra were obtained at high external magnetic field in combination with fast magic angle spinning of the sample. Furthermore, we recorded homo- and heteronuclear correlation spectra of types (15)N–(15)N, (1)H–(13)C, (1)H–(15)N and (1)H–(31)P. In addition, we determined the geometry of the NH and NH(2) groups in MP by (15)N–(1)H heteronuclear recoupling experiments.We were able to completely assign the different isotropic chemical shifts in MP. Furthermore, we could identify the protonation of the melamine and orthophosphate moieties. The experimental results are discussed in connection with the structural model obtained by powder X-ray diffraction together with a combined molecular modeling-Rietveld refinement approach (De Ridder et al. Helv. Chim. Acta 2004; 87: 1894). We show that the geometry of the NH2 groups can only be successfully estimated by solid-state NMR.

Structural Analysis of a Melaminium Polyphosphate from X-ray Powder Diffraction and Solid-State NMR Data

The crystal structure of the environmentally friendly flame retardant melaminium polyphosphate (MPoly) (2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazinium x PO(3))(n)was determined by a direct-space global optimization technique from X-ray powder diffraction data. Solid-state NMR was used to corroborate the proposed hydrogen-bonding model and to determine the average degree of polymerization (n > 100). An analysis of the crystal structure of MPoly reveals aspects of molecular geometry and packing that are characteristic for melamine-containing compounds and polyphosphate salts. A comparison of MPoly with the crystal structures of its precursors melaminium orthophosphate (MP) and melaminium dihydrogenpyrophosphate (MPy) provides insight in the mechanism of the endothermic dehydration processes that takes place in the reaction path MP --> MPy --> MPoly. Solid-state NMR characterization of various samples of the same batch showed inhomogeneities in the MPoly composition. Various quantities of orthophosphates were found, which cannot be assigned to be MP.