The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(9)H(11)N(2)O(+)·H(2)PO(4) (-), is built up from a 2-(1-hydroxy-ethyl)benz-imid-a-zol-ium cation and a dihydrogen phosphate anion which are connected by an N-H⋯O hydrogen bond. The cation is roughly planar, the dihedral angle between the rings being only 1.4 (2)°. The S configuration is deduced from the synthetic pathway and supported by the refinemen...

A charge-assisted hydrogen-bonding network involving N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds stabilizes the crystal of the title salt, C5H8N3 (+)·H2PO4 (-). The dihydrogen phosphate anions form one-dimensional chains along [100], via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The 2-amino-4-methyl-pyrimidinium cations are linked to these chains by means of two different kinds of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Neighbouring chains are ...

A series of neutral anion receptors with one to three thiourea arms were synthesized and their binding to tetrabutylammonium chloride, acetate, and dihydrogen phosphate salts in aqueous DMSO mixtures was examined. The three-armed thiourea host was found to strongly and selectively bind H2PO4(-) even in DMSO solutions containing up to 30% water. This enabled the dihydrogen phosphate salt to be e...

In the title compound, C(3)H(5)N(2)S(+)·H(2)PO(4) (-), the dihydrogen phosphate anions form infinite chains along [001] via short O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The 2-amino-thia-zolium cations inter-connect these chains into a three-dimensional network by short linear or bifurcated N-H⋯O and weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

Phosphates are ubiquitous in biology and nearly half of all proteins interact with their partners by means of recognition of phosphate residues. Therefore, a better understanding of the phosphate ion binding by peptidic structures is highly desirable. Two new receptors have been designed and synthesized and their anion binding properties in an acetonitrile solution have been determined. The str...

Incorporation of tetrathiafulvalene into the backbone of a known neutral phosphate receptor, diindolylquinoxaline, yields a dual optical-electrochemical chemosensor for dihydrogen phosphate that functions in dichloromethane. This system shows selectivity for dihydrogen phosphate over other small anions and can be used to detect the presence of this analyte via fluorescence quenching or cyclic v...

Magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) have been extensively used as fast setting repair cements in civil engineering. They have properties that are also relevant to biomedical applications, such as fast setting, early strength acquisition and adhesive properties. However, there are some aspects that should be improved before they can be used in the human body, namely their highly exothermic settin...