Syntheses and structures of two new organically templated borogermanates

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

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Abstract

Two new organically templated borogermanates, [H2DACH][Ge 3B2O9(OH)2] (1) (DACH = trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane) and [H2BAPPZ] [Ge3B 2O9(OH)2]·1.5H2O (2) (BAPPZ = trans-1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine), have been synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions in the presence of DACH and BAPPZ acting as structure-directing agents, respectively. The two compounds both crystallized in an orthorhombic system, space group Pbcn (No. 60), with the following lattice constants: (1) a = 6.7947(2) Å, b = 11.6963(2) Å, c = 19.9102(3) Å, V = 1582.32-(6) Å3, Z = 4; (2) a = 6.8736(2) Å, b =11.7423(3) Å, c = 27.6476(2) Å, V = 2231.49(9) Å3, Z = 4. X-ray analysis reveals that the layered structure consists of three- and nine-membered rings formed by strictly alternating two corner-shared germanium tetrahedra and one pair of boron tetrahedra. The diprotonated organic amines exist between the adjacent borogermanate layers and interact with the inorganic framework by extensive hydrogen bonds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-317
Number of pages5
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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