A novel molecular gallium phosphonate cage containing sandwiched lithium ions: synthesis, structure, and reactivity

The synthesis, structure, and reactivity properties of a novel molecular gallium phosphonate cage which contains flanked lithium ions were presented through analytical and spectroscopic techniques and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Data revealed that compound 1 from the first molecular ionic gallophosphonate cage acts as a precursor for the molecular sieves and ion conductors synthesis, unreactive toward air and moisture at room temperature.