Abstract
A series of novel uranyl borates, K4Sr4[(UO2)13(B2O5)2(BO3)2O12], A6[(UO2)12(BO3)8O3](H2O)6 (A = Rb and Cs), and Rb3[(UO2)3(BO3)2O(OH)](H2O), were synthesized using conventional conditions. Among them, K4Sr4[(UO2)13(B2O5)2(BO3)2O12] and A6[(UO2)12(BO3)8O3](H2O)6 were obtained through a high-temperature solid-state reaction method, whereas Rb3[(UO2)3(BO3)2O(OH)](H2O) was synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction. All compounds adopt novel two-dimensional (2D) layered structures in which basic building units (BBUs) consist of corner- or edge-sharing UOx (x = 6, 7 and 8) polyhedra linked with planar BO3 triangles or B2O5 dimers. K4Sr4[(UO2)13(B2O5)2(BO3)2O12] is the first mixed alkali–alkaline earth metal uranyl borate. This compound has the most complex 2D anion topology observed thus far in 2D uranyl borates. The fundamental building block (FBB) in this structure, [(UO2)13(B2O5)2(BO3)2O12]12–, consists of 3 UO8 hexagonal bipyramids and 10 UO7 pentagonal bipyramids connected with 2 BO3 triangles and 2 B2O5 di...
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