Brønsted conjugate acid–base species b(OH)3)/[BO(OH)2]– coexist in the crystalline solid (NEt4)2[BO(OH)2]2·B(OH)3·5H2O
Abstract
X-ray structure analysis reveals that in the title compound, which crystallizes in the ternary system (NEt4)2O–B2O3–H2O from strongly basic solutions, extensive intermolecular hydrogen bonding links the species B(OH)3, [BO(OH)2]– and H2O into two-dimensional anionic layers that are interleaved by NEt4+ cations.