Polar organic compounds with derivatized crystalline zirconium phosphates

Layered organic derivatives of crystalline zirconium phosphate were synthetized and investigated for their intercalation behaviour. Derivatized zirconium phosphates having hydroxy groups take up different polar molecules such as alcohols, amines etc. by increasing the interlayer distance determined by X-ray diffraction method. The intercalation processes on these materials can be considered as heterogeneous phase acidbase reactions. (author)