10213. Ammonia Borane

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13774-81-7
(T-4)-Amminetrihydroboron; borane ammonia complex; borazane.
BH6N; mol wt 30.87.
B 35.02%, H 19.59%, N 45.37%.
H3BNH3.

Description and references

Storage medium for molecular hydrogen in clean fuel applications. Prepn: S. G. Shore, R. W. Parry, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 6084 (1955) DOI; eidem, ibid. 80, 8 (1958); E. Mayer, Inorg. Chem. 11, 866 (1972) DOI; M. G. Hu et al., J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 39, 2147 (1977) DOI. Thermal decompn studies: idem et al., Themochim. Acta 23, 249 (1978) DOI; F. Baitalow et al., ibid. 445, 121 (2006). Raman spectroscopy: S. Trudel, D. F. R. Gilson, Inorg. Chem. 42, 2814 (2003) DOI PubMed. NMR structural studies: A. Ltz, J. Voitlnder, J. Magn. Reson. 48, 1 (1982) DOI; O. Gunaydin-Sen et al., J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 677 (2007) DOI PubMed. Dehydrogenation processes as chemical hydrogen storage methods: A. Gutowska et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 44, 3578 (2005) DOI; M. Chandra, Q. Xu, J. Power Sources 156, 190 (2006) DOI; M. E. Bluhm et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 7748 (2006) DOI PubMed; R. J. Keaton et al., ibid. 129, 1844 (2007).

Properties

White solid, mp 112-114° (dec). Explosive. d 0.74. Sol in ether, anhydrous liquid ammonia. Dissolves in water to form a colorless soln, pH 9.1.

Use

Hydrogen fuel storage compound.