Crystal structure and thermal analysis of 1,5-diammonium-2-methyl pentane sulfate monohydrate

Chemical preparation, x-ray single crystal, and thermal analysis of C₆H₁₈N₂SO₄·H₂O (denoted DMPS) are described. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system with P space group. Its unit cell dimensions are a = 5.826(1) Å, b = 10.014(1) Å, c = 11.221(1) Å, = 66.716(1)°, = 84.395(1)°, = 83.759(1)°, V = 596.7(1) ų, and Z = 2. The DMPS structure is built up from inorganic chains parallel to the a axis and linked via O(W)-H···O hydrogen bonds. These chains are interconnected by organic groups. Thermal analysis reveals the presence of one water molecule in the structure and shows a reversible weak phase transition.