Structural Regulation and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of [Co(bpy)BO(OH)] and [Cu(bpy)(OH)] Complex Templated Borates.

Two templated borates, [Co(bpy)BO(OH)]·[BO(OH)]·HBO·HO·HO () and [Cu(bpy)(OH)]·[BO(OH)]·HO (), have been synthesized successfully and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared. The [Co(bpy)BO(OH)] complex in shows a very rare coordination mode between Co and BO(OH). The structures of and can be adjusted by changing the reagent.