Two Modifications of NH4HPO3F: Synthesis and Crystal Structure

The α and β modifications of NH₄HPO₃F were synthesized and characterized with single crystal X‐ray diffraction. The crystal structure of α‐NH₄HPO₃F determined at 180 K is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with a = 7.4650(1), b = 15.586(2), c = 7.5785(9) Å, β = 108.769(9)°, V = 834.9(2) ų, Z = 8, and R₁ = 0.0376 and wR₂ = 0.0818. β‐NH₄HPO₃F measured at 310 K crystallizes in the triclinic space group, P 1, with a = 7.481(1), b = 7.511(1), c = 7.782(1) Å, α = 84.31(1), β = 84.20(1), γ = 68.67(2)°, V = 404.31(9) ų, Z = 4, and R₁ = 0.0254 and wR₂ = 0.0735. A phase transition was not observed between 180 and 310 K for β‐NH₄HPO₃F. Both modifications of NH₄HPO₄F consist of HPO₃F^– and NH₄⁺ units. Two pairs of two unique anions are linked to each other by O–H…O hydrogen bonds to form cyclic tetramers held together by N–H…O bonds. No O–H…F or N–H…F bonds were observed.