“…In recent years, a variety of organically structure-directed aluminophosphates with anionic chains (one-dimensional) (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)56), layers (two-dimensional) (10,11,, and frameworks (three-dimensional) (38,39,(44)(45)(46)(47)57) have been successfully synthesized. Among the two-dimensional layer compounds, six distinct stoichiometries have been found, i.e., Al 13 (13), the anionic inorganic layers are exclusively constructed from tetrahedral AlO 4 and PO 3 (=O) units alternately linked to form 4 Â 6 (25, 28), 4 Â 6 Â 8 (21,22,27,40,41), and 4 Â 6 Â 12 net (23,29) stacked in an AAAA (22,27,30,40,41), ABAB (21,23), ABCABC (42), or ABCDEFA (43), sequences. These compounds are all structure-directed by the organic amines, which reside in the interlayer region and interact with the inorganic host through H-bonds, van der Waals Forces, and coulombic interactions.…”