title: Stepwise combination of NH3 with BH4(-) in metal borohydride ammoniate.
abstract: Step-wise combination of NH3 with BH4(-) was found to proceed in the AlCl3·mNH3-nLiBH4 system. Firstly, only two N-H bonds of the NH3 groups combined with B-H bonds at low temperature. Secondly, the residual N-H bonds could react further with excess B-H bonds at elevated temperature. This process is believed to be a common feature for many metal borohydride ammoniates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. f_fang@fudan.edu.cn gyh@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuanzhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Feilong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiongfei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yanhui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo