Cotemplating Synthesis of a Rare Borate Ni(en)(3)center dot Hen center dot[B9O13(OH)(4)]center dot H2O with a Chiral Polyanonic Chain Constructed from Two Different Clusters

Pan CY; Zhong LJ; Zhao FH; Luo YZ; Li DG

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.54, No.2, 403-405, 2015

Pan CY, Zhong LJ, Zhao FH, Luo YZ, Li DG

Ni(en)(3).Hen.[B9O13(OH)(4)].H2O was prepared under the cotemplating effect of [Ni(en)(3)](2+) and Hen(+). It was the first example of a cotemplated borate with an unusual chiral polyanionic chain, which was constructed from [B5O8(OH)(2)] and [B4O7(OH)(2)] clusters.