Five new rubidium borates with 0D clusters, 1D chains, 2D layers and 3D frameworks

Qi Ming Qiu, Ke Ning Sun, Guo Yu Yang*

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Abstract

Five new rubidium borates, namely Na1/3Rb5/3[B4O5(OH)4] (1), Rb4[B12O18(OH)4] (2), Rb2Ba[B12O18(OH)4] (3), Rb2[B5O8(OH)] (4) and NaRb0.5[B6O10]·0.5H3O (5) have been synthesized under solvothermal conditions. Compound1features a 0D structure composed of [B4O5(OH)4]2−clusters. After changing the metal salt, new cyclic [B12O20(OH)4]8−clusters in2and3are formed, resulting in 1D chains. Such a chain structure is first discovered in dodecaborates. By tuning the reaction temperature and pH of the reaction media, compound4with a 4-connected 2D oxoboron layer constructed from partially protonated [B5O10(OH)]6−and compound5with a 6-connected 3D framework constructed from [B6O13]8−clusters are successfully isolated. Since compounds1and4crystallize in the non-centrosymmetric (NCS) space group, second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements and dipole moment calculations have been carried out. The SHG response of4is 2.0 times that of KH2PO4(KDP), which is higher than those of related analogues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7081-7089
Number of pages9
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume23
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2021

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