Complete Series of Alkali-Metal M(BH3NH2BH2NH2BH3) Hydrogen-Storage Salts Accessed via Metathesis in Organic Solvents

We report a new efficient way of synthesizing high-purity hydrogen-rich M­(BH3NH2BH2NH2BH3) salts (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs). The solvent-mediated metathetic synthesis applied here uses precursors containing bulky organic cations and weakly coordinating anions. The applicability of this method permits...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry 2016-01, Vol.55 (1), p.37-45
Main Authors: Owarzany, Rafał, Fijalkowski, Karol J, Jaroń, Tomasz, Leszczyński, Piotr J, Dobrzycki, Łukasz, Cyrański, Michał K, Grochala, Wojciech
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Summary:We report a new efficient way of synthesizing high-purity hydrogen-rich M­(BH3NH2BH2NH2BH3) salts (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs). The solvent-mediated metathetic synthesis applied here uses precursors containing bulky organic cations and weakly coordinating anions. The applicability of this method permits the entire series of alkali-metal M­(BH3NH2BH2NH2BH3) salts (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) to be obtained, thus enabling their comparative analysis in terms of crystal structures and hydrogen-storage properties. A novel polymorphic form of Verkade’s base (C18H39N4PH)­(BH3NH2BH2NH2BH3) precursor was also characterized structurally. For all compounds, we present a comprehensive structural, spectroscopic, and thermogravimetric characterization (PXRD, NMR, FTIR, Raman, and TGA/DSC/MS).
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01688