title: Chelated orthoborate ionic liquid as a reactant for the synthesis of a new cobalt borophosphate containing extra-large 16-ring channels.
abstract: 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(oxalato)borate ([Emim][BOB]), a room-temperature ionic liquid, has been prepared and used for the first time to develop new borate-containing material. A new open-framework cobalt borophosphate, (NH(4))(7)Co(4)(H(2)O)[B(2)P(4)O(15)(OH)(2)](2)[H(2)PO(4)][HPO(4)], with peanut shaped extra-large 16-ring channels has been obtained.
authors.affiliation: China Ionic Liquid Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China. yangmiao@dicp.ac.cn
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feifei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qingshan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Peifang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Welz-Biermann