Using
n-propylamine as a template, a new two-dimensional aluminophosphate Al
3
P
4
O
16
·3CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
NH
3
,
1 [space group
P2
1
/n (no. 14),
a=11.310(1) Å,
b=14.854(1) Å,
c=14.796(1) Å,
β=93.64(1)°,
Z=4] is synthesised in an alcoholic system and the structure is solved using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The structure consists of tetrahedral AlO
4
and PO
3
(=O) which are linked alternatively to form macroanionic layers parallel to the (10
![[1 with combining macron]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_0031_0304.gif)
) plane. The organic cations (C
3
H
7
NH
3
+
) are located in the interlayer regions and are connected to the oxgens of the layers by hydrogen bonding.The 2-D nets of compound
1 are constructed from 4.6.8-nets which resemble the 2-D nets (4.6.8)
1
(6.8.8)
1
in microporous AlPO
4
-21.
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