title: Elucidation of tetraboric acid with a new borate fundamental building block in a chiral uranyl fluoroborate.
abstract: A new neutral borate species, H(2)B(4)O(7) (also known as tetraboric acid), with a one-dimensional chain structure, is found in the interlayer spacing in Rb(2)[(UO(2))(2)B(8)O(12)F(6)]·H(2)B(4)O(7) (RbUBOF-2) derived from boric acid flux reaction of uranyl(VI) nitrate with RbBF(4). This new form of tetraboric acid possesses a novel borate fundamental building block with the symbol 4Δ:<3Δ>Δ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Shuao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T Gannon
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diwu
authors.forename: Evgeny V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Alekseev
authors.forename: Wulf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Depmeier
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Albrecht-Schmitt