title: Synthesis and structure of an aluminum borate chloride consisting of 12-membered borate rings and aluminate clusters.
abstract: A new aluminum borate chloride (PKU-8) was synthesized in a flux of boric acid, and the structure was established using powder X-ray diffraction techniques. PKU-8 contains an unusual framework structure of a large cage consisting of 12-membered borate rings [B 12O 30] and aluminate octahedra clusters [Al 7O 24].
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yingxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guobao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fuhui
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin