title: Sonochemical synthesis of copper hydride (CuH).
abstract: We report the sonochemical synthesis of copper(I) hydride (CuH) by the ultrasonic irradiation of a copper(II) aqueous solution. A reaction mechanism based on the reduction of copper(II) by the ultrasound-generated hydrogen atoms is discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a metal hydride has been synthesized through sonochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Panitat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hasin
authors.forename: Yiying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu