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β-Alanine cadmium bromide monohydrate (β-ACBM), a new metal organic crystal has been grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The grown crystals have been subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis to determine the crystal structure. The β-ACBM crystallized in monoclinic system with space group P2(1)/c. The presence of protons and carbons in the β-alanine cadmium bromide monohydrate was confirmed by (1)H and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analysis. The mode of vibration of different molecular groups present in β-ACBM was identified by FT-IR spectral analysis. Transparency of crystals in UV-Vis-NIR region has also been studied. The thermal characteristics of as-grown crystals were analyzed using thermo gravimetric and differential thermal analyses. The magnetic property of the grown crystal was investigated using Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) at ambient temperature. The mechanical stability of β-ACBM was evaluated by Vickers microhardness measurement., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

A new metal–organic crystal, β-alanine cadmium bromide monohydrate (β-ACBM) has been grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The grown crystals have been subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction to determine the crystal structure. The β-ACBM crystallized in monoclinic system, which belongs to the space group P21/c witha= 8.6734(6) Å,b= 13.9451(8) Å,c= 7.6801(5) Å, β = 103.713(2)o, volume = 902.44(10) Å3,Z= 4, calculated density = 2.792 Mg/m3,F(000) = 704, absorption coefficient = 11.231 mm−1, the finalR= 0.0252 and wR2 = 0.0601 for 2065 observed reflections [I > 2sigma(I)]. FT-IR spectroscopy analysis was carried out in order to identify the functional groups of the title compound. The presence of proton and carbon in the β-ACBM was confirmed by1H and13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analysis. The UV-Vis-NIR transmittance spectrum has been recorded for the grown β-ACBM crystal. The refractive index of β-ACBM crystal was determined by Brewster's angle method using He–Ne laser. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]