Syntheses and crystal structures of two new pentaborates

Guo Ming Wang, Yan Qiong Sun, Guo Yu Yang*

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Abstract

Two new pentaborates, [Zn(DIEN)2][B5O 6(OH)4]2 (DIEN=diethylenetriamine) (I) and [B5O7(OH)3Zn(TREN)] (TREN=tris(2-aminoethyl) amine) (II), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, FTIR, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. Compound I crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1/c (No. 14), a=8.5686(2)Å, b=11.7883(3)Å, c=14.5407(6)Å, β=91.259(2)°, V=1468.39(8)Å3, Z=2. The structure consists of isolated borate polyanion [B5O 6(OH)4]- and zinc complex cation [Zn(DIEN) 2]2+. The anionic units, [B5O 6(OH)4]-, are linked by hydrogen bonds to form a 3D supramolecular network containing large channels, in which the templating [Zn(DIEN)2]2+ cation are located. II is monoclinic, P21/c (No. 14), a=8.9969(2)Å, b=20.6903(6)Å, c=9.2878(3)Å, β=99.635(2)°, V=1704.52(8)Å3, Z=4. The structure of II is constructed from two distinct motifs, a usual [B 5O7(OH)3]2- cluster and a supporting zinc complex [Zn(TREN)]2+, which are integrated through Zn-O-B linkage. This compound represents the first example of the combination of B-O cluster with transition-metal complex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)729-735
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume178
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Borates
  • Crystal structure
  • Hydrothermal synthesis
  • Pentaborate
  • Zinc

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