The diammoniate of diborane: Crystal structure and hydrogen release

Mark Bowden; David J. Heldebrant; Abhi Karkamkar; Thomas Proffen; Gregory K. Schenter; Tom Autrey

doi:10.1039/c0cc03249b

The diammoniate of diborane: Crystal structure and hydrogen release

Mark Bowden, David J. Heldebrant, Abhi Karkamkar, Thomas Proffen, Gregory K. Schenter, Tom Autrey

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Abstract

[(NH₃)₂BH₂]⁺[BH ₄]^- is formed from the room temperature decomposition of NH₄⁺BH₄^-, via a NH ₃BH₃ intermediate. Its crystal structure has been determined and contains disordered BH₄^- ions in 2 distinct sites. Hydrogen release is similar to that from NH₃BH₃ but with faster kinetics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8564-8566
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	46
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc03249b
State	Published - Dec 7 2010
Externally published	Yes

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