[Zn(H2O)4][B6O10]: An open-framework borate with acentric structure

Rui Pan, Bai Feng Yang, Guo Ming Wang*, Guo Yu Yang

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Abstract

An open-framework borate [Zn(H2O)4][B6O10] with acentric structure, has been successfully obtained for the first time under solvothermal conditions. It has been characterized by powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy and thermogravimetric (TG) analyses, respectively. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pna21, a = 11.3140(6) Å, b = 11.8995(7) Å, c = 8.6140(5) Å and Z = 4. In the structure, the alternative connections between [B3O7] units give rise to an unprecedented 3D borate framework with 11- and 10-MR channels, in which the [Zn(H2O)4]2+ complexes are located. It has a cut-off edge below 200 nm and exhibits second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency approximately 0.4 times that of KH2PO4 (KDP).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-17
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume76
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017

Keywords

  • Crystal structure
  • Nonlinear optical
  • Open-framework
  • Oxoboron cluster
  • Solvothermal condition

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Pan, R., Yang, B. F., Wang, G. M., & Yang, G. Y. (2017). [Zn(H2O)4][B6O10]: An open-framework borate with acentric structure. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 76, 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2016.11.017