Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of a new inorganic-organic hybrid compound AMP[ZnCl3] (AMPÂ =Â 2-aminomethylpyridinium)

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid complex [(2-NH2CH2C5H4N)ZnCl3] has been hydrothermally synthesized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and spectroscopic studies. The title complex is the first one that contains both coordinated and hydrogen bonded 2-aminomethylpyridine. Solids state 13C and 15N CP-MAS-NMR spectroscopies are in agreement with the X-ray structure. Ab initio calculations allow the attribution of carbons and nitrogen to the independent crystallographic sites.