title: Single-pot synthesis of zinc nanoparticles, borane (BH3) and closo-dodecaborate (B12H12)(2-) using LiBH4 under mild conditions.
abstract: Reduction of ZnCl2 using LiBH4 in mesitylene yielded zinc nanoparticles (Zn-NPs), borane (BH3) and closo-dodecaborate (B12H12)(2-). The BH3 evolved gas was trapped as Ph3P:BH3 adduct while closo-(B12H12)(2-) was extracted by methanol and characterized from spectral data.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, AP, India.
authors.forename: Sekher Reddy
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ghanta
authors.forename: Muddamarri Hanumantha
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Krishnamurthi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muralidharan