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Molecular Borophosphate Cages
Author(s) -
Tönnemann Justus,
Scopelliti Rosario,
Severin Kay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201300841
Subject(s) - chemistry , toluene , aldehyde , condensation , bar (unit) , crystallography , phenylboronic acid , condensation reaction , stereochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , meteorology , thermodynamics
A synthetic procedure for the synthesis of two molecular borophosphate cages is described. Heating of ethyl phosphate with phenylboronic or 4‐formylboronic acid in toluene gives [6+6] condensation products of the general formula [EtOPO 3 BAr] 6 . Crystallographic analyses show that the compounds form cages, which can be described as dimers of 12‐membered (EtOPO 3 BAr) 3 macrocycles. The successful incorporation of aldehyde functions on the cage exterior demonstrates that these borophosphates can be decorated with reactive groups.