organic compounds
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The asymmetric unit of the title salt, 2C6H5CH2NH3+·H2P2O72−, contains two independent benzylammonium cations and a dihydrogen diphosphate dianion. In the crystal, O—HO and N—HO hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (010). Within this network, weak C—HO hydrogen bonds are observed.
metal-organic compounds
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In the title compound, (C8H12N)2[Co(H2P2O7)2(H2O)2], the Co2+ ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and adopts a slightly distorted octahedral CoO6 coordination geometry arising from two chelating diphosphate [H2P2O7]2− ligands and two trans water molecules. In the crystal, the components are linked by O—HO, N—HO and C—HO hydrogen bonds and weak aromatic π–π stacking [shortest centroid–centroid separation = 3.778 (2) Å] interactions. (001) layers of alternating organic cations and complex inorganic anions are apparent.