Effect of Reaction Time on Lanthanide Borate Perrhenate Complexes

Inorg Chem. 2023 Mar 20;62(11):4696-4704. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00218. Epub 2023 Mar 9.

Abstract

Six new trivalent lanthanide borate perrhenate structures─the isostructural series Ln[B8O11(OH)4(H2O)(ReO4)] (Ln = Ce-Nd, Sm, Eu; 1) and La[B6O9(OH)2(H2O)(ReO4)] (2)─have been prepared and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that both structures crystallize in the P21/n space group, contain 10-coordinated trivalent lanthanides in a capped triangular cupola geometry, are 3D borate framework materials, and contain either terminal (1) or bridging (2) perrhenate moieties. The presence or lack of a bridging perrhenate, along with the identity of the basal ligands, dictates how the layers are tethered together, ultimately leading to the different structures. Furthermore, the formation of 1 is sensitive to the reaction time employed. Herein, the synthesis, structural descriptions, and spectroscopy of these trivalent lanthanide perrhenate borate complexes are presented.