Cotemplating synthesis of a rare borate Ni(en)3·Hen·[B9O13(OH)4]·H2O with a chiral polyanonic chain constructed from two different clusters

LiB9O15·H2dap·H2O: A Cotemplated Acentric Layer-Pillared Borate Built by Mixed Oxoboron Clusters

An acentric layer-pillared borate, LiB₉O₁₅·H₂dap·H₂O (1, dap = 1,3-diaminopropane), cotemplated by organic and inorganic cations and build by mixed oxoboron cluster units of B₆O₁₃^8- and B₃O₇^5-, has first been made under solvothermal conditions, in which the B₆O₁₃^8- clusters link each other to form 2D layers containing 9-membered ring (MR) windows, while the B₃O₇^5- clusters join together to produce 1D chains that further perform as the pillars to connect neighboring layers, resulting in a 3D layer-pillared framework with 13- and 7-MR channels located by H₂dap²⁺ and Li⁺ cations, respectively. Its second harmonic generation shows a response of ∼2.1 times that of KDP (KH₂PO₄).

K2 Na3 [{B6 O10 (OH)}{B3 O4 (OH)3 }] ⋅ H2 O: A Layered Borate Built by Mixed Oxoboron Clusters with Nonlinear-Optical Property

A new acentric borate, K₂ Na₃ [{B₆ O₁₀ (OH)}-{B₃ O₄ (OH)₃ }] ⋅ H₂ O (1) has been made under solvothermal condition. 1 has layered structure made by B₆ O₁₃ (OH)-based chains and B₃ O₅ (OH)₃ -bridging clusters. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurements reveal that 1 is a phase-matchable nonlinear optical (NLO) material, showing the SHG signal intensity of 1.8 times that of KDP (KH₂ PO₄ ). Besides, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum shows that 1 has the short deep UV (DUV) absorption cutoff edge of 198 nm. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals it has good thermal stability. Also 1 represents firstly mixed oxoboron clusters-made 2D layered borate with NLO property.

Recent Advances in Crystalline Oxidopolyborate Complexes of d-Block or p-Block Metals: Structural Aspects, Syntheses, and Physical Properties

Crystalline materials containing hybrid inorganic–organic metal borates (complexes with oxidoborate ligands) display a variety of novel framework building blocks. The structural aspects of these hybrid metallaoxidoborates containing Cd^(II), Co^(II), Cu^(II), Ga^(III), In^(III), Mn^(II), Ni^(II) or Zn^(II) metal centers are discussed in this review. The review describes synthetic approaches to these hybrid materials, their physical properties, their spectroscopic properties and their potential applications.

Two novel 3D borates: porous-layer and layer-pillar frameworks

Two new borates, NaK_1.5[B{B₅O₉(OH)}{B₅O₈(OH)₂}_1/2] (1) and Na_3.5[Al{B₃O₆(OH)}{B₅O₁₀}_1/2{BO(OH)}] (2), have been made by a solvothermal method. Structure 1 is made of two types of oxoboron clusters ([B₅O₉(OH)]^4- and [B₅O₈(OH)₂]^3-) and BO₄ tetrahedra to form a 3D porous layer, in which the [B₅O₉(OH)]^4- clusters are bridged by BO₄ groups to produce a 2D B-O layer with 11-membered ring (MR) windows, while the [B₅O₈(OH)₂]^3- clusters as 2-connected pillars join the adjacent B-O layers to make a 3-D porous layer. Structure 2 is built from two types of oxoboron clusters ([B₃O₆(OH)]^4- and [B₅O₁₂]^9-), AlO₄ units and BO₂(OH) triangles to produce 3D pillar-layered aluminoborate (ABO), in which the [B₅O₁₂]^9- clusters are linked together to form a 2-D B-O layer; the [B₃O₆(OH)]^4- clusters and AlO₄ groups join each other to form 1D tubular ABO; and the BO₂(OH) triangles act as linkers to connect the adjacent B-O layer and the ABO tubes, resulting in 3D pillar-layered ABO. Interestingly, the ABO tubes decorated with the BO₂(OH) triangles act as pillars to make a 3D layer-pillared structure. UV-vis diffuse spectra indicate that both have cut-off edges below 190 nm, and the calculated band gaps are 5.75 and 5.78 eV, respectively.

Temperature dependence of photoluminescence and hydrogen bonding revealed for the first time in a templated borate family: synthesis, structure and properties of a pentaborate [Emmim][B5O6(OH)4]

Herein, a templated borate, [Emmim][B₅O₆(OH)₄] (denoted 1, Emmim = 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium), has been synthesized. It is unexpectedly observed that 1 exhibits a series of broadened luminescence curves from -183 to 75 °C, the emission intensities are measured as a decreasing function of temperature, and the line width of the PL emission is strongly enhanced when temperatures decrease below -100 °C. In addition to this, hydrogen bonding (H-B) in 1 with distinctly enlarging trends was observed as the temperature increased. The influence of temperature on H-Bs and physical properties was explored through single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, theoretical calculations, PL, and dielectric constant test. The results indicate that the temperature can impact weak H-Bs interactions and the PL can be seen as a prober to the varying of structure such as H-Bs in borate crystal.

Two New Copper Borates with Mesoscale Cubic Supramolecular Cages Assembled from {Cu4 @B20 } Clusters

Two new copper borates, namely H₆ [(μ₄ -O)Cu₄ @B₂₀ O₃₂ (OH)₈ ]⋅25 H₂ O (1) and H₆ [(μ₄ -O)Cu₄ @B₂₀ O₃₂ (OH)₈ ]⋅34 H₂ O⋅8 H₃ BO₃ (2), with 3D supramolecular framework have been made under solvothermal conditions, which built by novel cubic supramolecular cages with mesoscale cavities via the H-bondings. Interestingly, the cage is assembled by [(μ₄ -O)Cu₄ @B₂₀ O₃₂ (OH)₈ ] ({Cu₄ @B₂₀ }) cluster units with different point-group symmetry. Owing to extra H₃ BO₃ molecules participated in building the supramolecular framework, 2 has a larger cubic cage size and higher non-framework volume, leading to the cage size extended to mesoporous size set as a version of ''1 plus".

Syntheses and Characterizations of Three Organically Templated Zinc Phosphites with 12-Ring Channels

Three new zinc phosphites, [Hapy]2[Zn3(HPO3)4] (1; apy = 4-aminopyridine), [H2hepip][Zn3(HPO3)4]·(H2O)0.25 (2; hepip = N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine), and [H2tmdab][Zn3(HPO3)4] (3; tmdab = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-1,3-diaminobutane), have been synthesized and characterized by infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The frameworks of 1–3 are constructed from 4-connected ZnO4 tetrahedra and 3-connected HPO3 pseudo pyramids with distinct connection mode driven by different organic amine templates. There are 12-membered ring (12-MR) and 8-MR apertures in the (3,4)-connected three-dimensional architecture of 1–3. It is notable that helical chains are observed in the framework of compound 3.