1D and 2D hybrid polymers based on zinc phenylphosphates: synthesis, characterization and applications in electroactive materials.

The synthesis, structure and properties of three hybrid polymers based on zinc arylphosphates are described in this study. Zinc bis(diphenylphosphate) (ZnDPhP) was obtained as needle-like crystals containing hexagonally packed, homochiral [Zn(DPhP)] helical chains. The XRD and DSC studies revealed that upon heating, ZnDPhP undergoes a reversible thermal transition at 160 °C with expansion mainly perpendicular to its -axis.