The crystal structure of (C(2)H(9)N(2))(2)[Zn(3)(HPO(3))(4)], a three-dimensional zincophosphite framework containing 16-membered rings templated by the unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazinium cation

The solution-mediated synthesis and crystal structure of 1,1-di­methyl­hydrazinium tetra­phoshonoatotrizincate, (C(2)H(9)N(2))(2)[Zn(3)(HPO(3))(4)], are described. The anionic [Zn(3)(HPO(3))(4)](2−) framework is built up from alternating ZnO(4) tetra­hedra and HPO(3) pseudo-pyramids to generate a three-dimensional 4,3-net encapsulating the C(2)H(9)N(2) (+) cations. The organic cations, which are protonated at their central N atoms, occupy pores delineated by large 16-membered polyhedral rings and inter­act with the framework by way of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and possible C—H⋯O inter­actions. One of the zinc ions lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis and all the other atoms lie on general positions. The crystal studied was found to be rotationally twinned about the [001] axis in reciprocal space in a 0.585 (5):0.415 (5) ratio.