Synthesis of Porous Coordination Polymers using Carbon Dioxide as a Direct Source

Porous coordination polymers (PCPs) were synthesized by using CO2 and metal borohydrides as precursors. Borohydrides converted CO2 into bridging ligands such as formate (HCO2−) or formylhydroborate ([BH(OCHO)3]−) which are available to construct porous architectures; one of them shows 380 m2 g−1 surface area.