title: Zeolitic boron imidazolate frameworks.
abstract: B-hive? A family of crystalline materials analogous to porous AlPO(4) but based on boron imidazolate frameworks (BIFs) can be formed by the crosslinking of various presynthesized boron imidazolates with monovalent cations (Li(+) and Cu(+), see picture). This synthetic method is capable of generating a large variety of open frameworks, ranging from the four-connected zeolitic sodalite type to the three-connected chiral (10,3)-a type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shumei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pingyun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xianhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu
mesh_terms: D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D016062:Porosity; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D017641:Zeolites; D003300:Copper; D008094:Lithium; D001895:Boron