Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type AVL
Reference Material
  Material Name: ZnAlPO-59    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|(ETMA+)6|2 [Zn6.2Al14.8P21O84]2-AVL
ETMA+ = C5H14N+ = ethyltrimethylammonium ion
= ethyl(trimethyl)azanium
SMILES: CC[N+](C)(C)C   Images:  stick or 3D
   
Unit Cell:
 
trigonal

 P -3 c 1 (# 165)
    a' = 13.3756 Å b' = 13.3756 Å c' = 36.2118 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 120.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
15.0 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
[001] 8 4.7 x 3.8**
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 2-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 2-dimensional
    Note:
AVL has a trigonal tri-level two-dimensional 8-ring pore system
   
References:
  Broach, R.W., Greenlay, N., Jakubszak, P., Knight, L.M., Miller, S.R., Mowat, J.P.S., Stanczyk, J. and Lewis, G.J.
  "New ABC-6 net molecular sieves ZnAPO-57 and ZnAPO-59: framework charge density-induced transition from two- to three-dimensional porosity"
Microporous Mesoporous Mat., 189, 49-63 (2014)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    AlPO4-59 (Seven Layers)
  AVL
Limiting Rings
 
8-ring viewed normal to [001]