Syntheses and characterizations of three low-dimensional chloride-rich zincophosphates assembled about [[d-Co[(en).sub.3]].sup.3+] and [[dl-Co[(en).sub.3]].sup.3+] complex cations

The syntheses, characterizations and structures of three new low-dimensional chloride-rich zincophosphates including two zero-dimensional (0D) clusters and one one-dimensional (1D) chain templated by racemic or chiral cobalt complexes are presented. The transformation from 0D clusters to 1D chain and from low-dimensional precursors to 2D layers structures are investigated.