Polyborate anions templated by cationic transition-metal complexes: [Co(diNOsar)]2[B3O3(OH)4]Cl5.4.75 H2O

Mohammed Altahan, Michael Beckett, Simon J. Coles, Peter N. Horton

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    Abstract

    The transition metal complexes [Co(diNOsar)]3+, [Co(en)3]3+, and [Co(dien)2]3+ have been used to template unusual isolated polyborate anions by reaction of basic aqueous solutions containing the cations with B(OH)3 (1:10). The synthesis and characterization (thermal gravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction) of one such complex [Co(diNOsar)]2[B3O3(OH)4]Cl5.4.75H2O (1) is reported. Compound 1 is a rare example of a salt containing the isolated triborate(1-) anion, and its formation is engineered by the cation, which has extensive H-bond interactions with the anion in its secondary coordination sphere.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)572-575
    JournalPhosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements
    Volume191
    Issue number4
    Early online date6 Feb 2016
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

    Keywords

    • Triborate(1-), self-assembly, H-bonds, [Co(diNOsar)]3+, X-ray structure, oxidoborate

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