Metal phosphonate chemistry has attracted much attention due to the potential applications of these materials in ionexchange, catalysis, and in sensor devices. Often, metal phosphonates exhibit polymeric structures consisting of chains, layers, or three-dimensional networks, but monomeric structures are also known. In particular, the tunable organic units in diphosphonate [R(PO 3 cations. Herein, we report the structural determination by synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction of all the members in this family (Ln: La, Tb, Yb, Sm, Nd, Pr, Gd, Eu, Er). The complete structural study of these compounds and the description of the intricate hydrogen bonding network which holds the chains together will be presented here.[1] Roces, L, García-Granda, S., García, J.R., Liu, F., Carlos, L.D. Acta Cryst. 2006. A62, s268. [1] Korenev S.V., Venediktov A.B., Shubin Yu.V., Gromilov S.A., and Yusenko K.V., Russ. J. Struct. Chem., 2003, 44, 58. [2] Bolshakova L.D, Lapkin V.V., Russ. J. Inorg. Chem., 1997, 42, №9, 1497 [3] Pecheniuk S.I., Semushina A.V., Kadyrova G.I., Coord. Chem., 2005, 31, №12, 912. Safe storage and transportation are one of the limiting factors for a wide use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. Solid compounds like metal hydrides contribute a promising alternative for traditional hydrogen storage. The 4 wt % hydrogen capacity for NaAlH 4 containing Ticatalyst, showed about 10 years ago [1] the potential for reversible hydrogen storage in complex hydrides. In the search for novel materials for hydrogen storage the mixed alanate LiMg(AlD 4 ) 3 has been considered [2][3]. LiMgAlD 6 was synthesized by using the ball milling technique. 3LiAlD 4 + MgCl 2 → 2LiCl + LiMg(AlD 4 ) 3 . The product was recrystallized in diethyl ether/toluene to increase the crystallinity and to remove LiCl. The sample
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