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.