Ammonia triborane: a promising new candidate for amineborane-based chemical hydrogen storage.
A convenient and safe method for the synthesis of ammonia triborane is reported along with studies of its hydrolytic reactions that demonstrate ammonia triborane is both soluble and stable in water but that upon the addition of acid or an appropriate transition metal catalyst it rapidly releases hydrogen. These studies indicate that ammonia triborane is a promising material for chemical hydrogen storage applications.
Yoon
Chang Won
CW
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA.
Sneddon
Larry G
LG