Lewis Base Complexes of Magnesium Borohydride: Enhanced Kinetics and Product Selectivity upon Hydrogen Release

Marina Chong; Tom Autrey; Craig M. Jensen

doi:10.3390/inorganics5040089

Inorganics (Dec 2017)

Lewis Base Complexes of Magnesium Borohydride: Enhanced Kinetics and Product Selectivity upon Hydrogen Release

Marina Chong,
Tom Autrey,
Craig M. Jensen

Affiliations

Marina Chong: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Tom Autrey: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Craig M. Jensen: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics5040089
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
p. 89

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Tetrahydofuran (THF) complexed to magnesium borohydride has been found to have a positive effect on both the reactivity and selectivity, enabling release of H2 at <200 °C and forms Mg(B10H10) with high selectivity.

Published in Inorganics

ISSN: 2304-6740 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/Inorganics

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