Structural Characterization and ORR Activity of a Copper Complex Borate and an Unexpected [Ni(atta)(SO4)0.5]+ Borate-Sulfate

Wei Li; Yan-Ling Deng; Chun-Yang Pan

doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00187

Structural Characterization and ORR Activity of a Copper Complex Borate and an Unexpected [Ni(atta)(SO₄)_0.5]⁺ Borate-Sulfate

Inorg Chem. 2022 May 23;61(20):7787-7793. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00187. Epub 2022 May 11.

Authors

Wei Li¹, Yan-Ling Deng¹, Chun-Yang Pan¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Ghuangzhou 510006, China.

PMID: 35543612
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00187

Abstract

Two metal templated borates, [Ni(atta)(SO₄)_0.5]·[B₅O₆(OH)₄] (1) and [Cu(1-MI)₄]·[B₅O₆(OH)₄]₂·1-MI₂ (2), have been synthesized. The structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and further characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), elemental analysis, and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). The structure of 1 consists of [B₅O₆(OH)₄]^- clusters and [Ni(atta)(SO₄)_0.5]⁺ complexes, which shows a very rare Ni-O-S bond. 1 and 2 exhibit a hydrogen-bonded network formed by [B₅O₆(OH)₄]^- clusters. Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activities of 1 and 2 were explored.