Potassium pentaborate

The title compound, K[B5O7(OH)2], was obtained from a hydrothermal reaction. The structure is composed of one K+ cation and a polyborate 1∞[B5O7(OH)2]− anion, which consists of two six-membered rings linked by a common BO4 tetrahedron. The [B5O7(OH)2]− units...

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Main Author: Qi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011-11-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811043807
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spelling doaj-0f89f08bf23444f1ab57df5b821b3f912020-11-24T22:13:21ZengInternational Union of CrystallographyActa Crystallographica Section E1600-53682011-11-016711i67i6710.1107/S1600536811043807Potassium pentaborateQi WuThe title compound, K[B5O7(OH)2], was obtained from a hydrothermal reaction. The structure is composed of one K+ cation and a polyborate 1∞[B5O7(OH)2]− anion, which consists of two six-membered rings linked by a common BO4 tetrahedron. The [B5O7(OH)2]− units are linked together through two exocyclic O atoms to neighbouring units, forming a helical chain structure extending parallel to [010]. Adjacent chains are further connected into a three-dimensional structure by K—O bonds and weak O—H...O hydrogen-bond interactions.http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811043807
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Potassium pentaborate
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title Potassium pentaborate
title_short Potassium pentaborate
title_full Potassium pentaborate
title_fullStr Potassium pentaborate
title_full_unstemmed Potassium pentaborate
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publisher International Union of Crystallography
series Acta Crystallographica Section E
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publishDate 2011-11-01
description The title compound, K[B5O7(OH)2], was obtained from a hydrothermal reaction. The structure is composed of one K+ cation and a polyborate 1∞[B5O7(OH)2]− anion, which consists of two six-membered rings linked by a common BO4 tetrahedron. The [B5O7(OH)2]− units are linked together through two exocyclic O atoms to neighbouring units, forming a helical chain structure extending parallel to [010]. Adjacent chains are further connected into a three-dimensional structure by K—O bonds and weak O—H...O hydrogen-bond interactions.
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