Magnesium amidoborane monoammoniate (Mg(NH2BH3)2 NH3) which crystallizes in a monoclinic structure (space group P21/a) has been synthesized by reacting MgNH with NH3BH3. Dihydrogen bonds are established between coordinated NH3 and BH3 of [NH2BH3] in the structure, promoting stoichiometric conversion of NH3 to H2. T. A. and A. K. acknowledge support from US DoE EERE CHS CoE. The high-field NMR experiments described here were carried out in the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory, a national scientific user facility sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research and located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Revised: February 17, 2011 |
Published: August 13, 2010
Citation
Chua Y., Y. Chua, G. Wu, Z. Xiong, Z. Xiong, A.J. Karkamkar, and J. Guo, et al. 2010.Synthesis, Structure and Dehydrogenation of Magnesium Amidoborane Monoammoniate.Chemical Communications 46, no. 31:5752-5754.PNNL-SA-74419.