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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The title compound, (C8H12NO)2[Co(H2P2O7)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, crystallizes isotypically with its MnII analogue. It consists of alternating layers of organic cations and inorganic complex anions, extending parallel to (100). The complex cobaltate(II) anion exhibits -1 symmetry. Its Co2+ atom has an octahedral coordination sphere, defined by two water molecules in apical positions and two H2P2O72− ligands in equatorial positions. The cohesion between inorganic and organic layers is accomplished by a set of O—HO and N—HO hydrogen bonds involving the organic cation, the inorganic anion and the remaining lattice water molecules.