title: Spectroscopic evidence for atmospheric stabilization of aluminum borohydride in polydimethylsiloxane grease.
abstract: Raman and infrared vibrational spectroscopy were used to confirm the presence of aluminum borohydride dissolved in a commercial polydimethylsiloxane vacuum grease at room temperature. Spectroscopic evidence for an adduct between the aluminum borohydride and polydimethylsiloxane is also  presented. Once dissolved in the polydimethylsiloxane grease, the aluminum borohydride was stabilized with respect to its usual pyrophoric reactivity in wet or dry air.
authors.affiliation: Toyota Research Institute of North America, 1555 Woodridge Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Premkumar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sivasubramanian
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohtadi
authors.forename: Ragaiy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zidan
authors.forename: Kutty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pariyadath
authors.forename: Chad L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Leverette
authors.forename: Monty L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fetterolf