Issue 45, 2010
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Chemical Communications

The diammoniate of diborane: crystal structure and hydrogen release†‡

Mark Bowden,*a   David J. Heldebrant,a   Abhi Karkamkar,a   Thomas Proffen,b   Gregory K. Schentera  and  Tom Autrey*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA
E-mail: mark.bowden@pnl.gov, tom.autrey@pnl.gov
Fax: +1 509 3717866

b Lujan Neutron Scattering Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

Abstract

[(NH3)2BH2]+[BH4]− is formed from the room temperature decomposition of NH4+BH4−, via a NH3BH3 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.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC03249B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Aug 2010
Accepted
23 Sep 2010
First published
12 Oct 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 8564-8566

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The diammoniate of diborane: crystal structure and hydrogen release

M. Bowden, D. J. Heldebrant, A. Karkamkar, T. Proffen, G. K. Schenter and T. Autrey, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 8564 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03249B

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