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Borane-ammonia complex

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Synonym(s):

Amminetrihydroboron, Borazane

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Linear Formula:
H3N · BH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
30.87
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

95%

form

solid

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SMILES string

B.N

InChI

1S/BH3.H3N/h2*1H3

InChI key

WZMUUWMLOCZETI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ammonia borane also known as borazane has high hydrogen content (about 20% mass). Thermal decomposition of borazane take place in the temperature range 350-410K accompanied by hydrogen release and heat evolution. It may find use as a hydrogen source in fuel cells in the future.
Borane-ammonia complex is a novel material, where ammonia is tightly bound to a ligand through all four of its atoms. It is a donor-acceptor complex that is formed by electron donated by a Lewis base (NH3) to a Lewis acid (BH3). It shows a B-N bond distance of 1.564 Å.
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Application

Borazane is popularly used as an ammonia borane (AB) source for the formation of hexagonal boron nitride monolayers which are used as a substrate for graphene growth.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Wei Fu et al.
ACS nano, 14(4), 3917-3926 (2020-02-13)
The breaking of multiple symmetries by periodic lattice distortion at a commensurate charge density wave (CDW) state is expected to give rise to intriguing interesting properties. However, accessing the commensurate CDW state on bulk TaS2 crystals typically requires cryogenic temperatures
Huan Yan et al.
Nature communications, 8(1), 1070-1070 (2017-10-24)
Supported metal clusters containing only a few atoms are of great interest. Progress has been made in synthesis of metal single-atom catalysts. However, precise synthesis of metal dimers on high-surface area support remains a grand challenge. Here, we show that
Hyo Ju Park et al.
Science advances, 6(10), eaay4958-eaay4958 (2020-03-18)
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is an insulating two-dimensional (2D) material with a large bandgap. Although known for its interfacing with other 2D materials and structural similarities to graphene, the potential use of hBN in 2D electronics is limited by its
Qiuxia Zhou et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 508, 542-550 (2017-09-05)
The design and fabrication of highly active and durable catalysts for the ammonia borane (AB) hydrolysis has been one of significant issues in the application of green and economic hydrogen energy. Nanoporous (NP) PtCo/Co
Chao Li et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 524, 25-31 (2018-04-09)
In this work, nanostructured Co-W-B films are successfully synthesized on the foam sponge by electroless plating method and employed as the catalysts with enhanced catalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane (NH3BH3, AB) at room temperature.

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