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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Crystallography

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  • Mixed alkali- and alkaline-earth metal borates are of interest due to their diverse structures and potential applications.
  • Understanding the synthesis and properties of novel borate frameworks is crucial for developing new materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize two new mixed alkali- and alkaline-earth metal borates.
  • To investigate the structural features and optical properties of the synthesized compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Solvothermal synthesis.
  • Single-crystal X-ray diffraction for structural determination.
  • UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for optical properties analysis.

Main Results:

  • Synthesis of Na2Ca2[B6O9(OH)4]·SO4 (1) featuring anionic chains of [B6O11(OH)4]8- clusters forming a supramolecular framework via hydrogen bonding.
  • Synthesis of KNa2[B6O10]·HCOO (2) exhibiting a 3D open-framework constructed from [B6O13]8- clusters with 9-membered ring channels.
  • Both compounds show ultraviolet absorption cutoff edges.
  • Compound 2 displays a moderate second-harmonic-generation (SHG) response (approx. 1.4 times that of KDP).

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully synthesized two novel mixed metal borates with distinct structural architectures.
  • The findings highlight the potential of these borates for applications in materials science, particularly compound 2 for nonlinear optics.