title: "Inverse sodium hydride": a crystalline salt that contains H(+) and Na(-).
abstract: A crystalline salt has been synthesized that contains H(+) and Na(-) rather than the usual hydride oxidation states of H(-) and Na(+). The key is irreversible encapsulation of H(+) within the cage of 3(6)adamanzane (Adz). The internal proton is kinetically inert to reduction by Na(-) in solution in NH(3)-MeNH(2) mixtures. Synthesis of the sodide is accomplished by a metathesis reaction between Na and AdzH(+)X(-) in which X(-) is a sacrificial anion such as glycolate, isethionate, or nitrate. Reduction or deprotonation of the sacrificial anion forms insoluble byproducts and AdzH(+)Na(-) in solution. After solvent removal, the sodide is dissolved in dimethyl ether and transferred through a frit into a separate chamber for crystallization. The compound was characterized as the sodide by analysis, NMR spectra, and optical absorption spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-1322, USA.
authors.forename: Mikhail Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Redko
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vlassa
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Andrzej W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Misiolek
authors.forename: Rui H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dye