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Two zinc(II) hexaborate(2-) complexes, [Zn{3O-B6O7(OH)6}(3N-dien)].0.5H2O (dien = NH(CH2CH2NH2)2) (1) and (NH4)2[Zn{2O-B6O7(OH)6}2(H2O)2].2H2O (2), and a zinc(II) dodecaborate(6-) complex, (1,3-pnH2)3[(1N-H3N{CH2}3NH2)Zn{3O-B12O18(OH)6}]2.14H2O (1,3-pn = 1,3-diaminopropane) (3), have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal XRD studies. The complexes crystallized, through self-assembly processes, from aqueous solutions containing 10:1 ratios of B(OH)3 and appropriate Zn(II) amine complex: [Zn(dien)2](OH)2, [Zn(NH3)4](OH)2, and [Zn(pn)3](OH)2. The hexaborate(2-) anions in 1 and 2 are coordinated to octahedral Zn(II) centres as tridentate (1) or bidentate ligands (2) and the dodecaborate(6-) ligand in 3 is tridentate to a tetrahedral Zn(II) centre.

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  • X-ray structure, dodecaborate(6-), hexaborate(2-), oxidoborate, polyborate, self-assembly, zinc(II) complex
Original languageEnglish
Article number44
JournalInorganics
Volume7
Issue number4
Early online date27 Mar 2019
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Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

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