Studies on the Syntheses of Boron Hydride Systems.
Abstract
Over the past three years, the principal objective of this program has been to fully develop and to extend earlier work on the conversion of pentaborane(9), B5H9, to potentially useful higher boron hydride systems. The existence of a large quantity of B5H9 in U.S. government storage provided the impetus for this work. On the whole, this objective has been achieved. Achieved were significant improvements over an earlier synthesis of decarborane(14), B10H14, both from the stand point of yield and safety. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that B5H9 can be converted to a number of higher boron hydride species through one-pot procedures which give yields of products, in general, equivalent to or better than obtained by other methods. Thus, B5H9 in storage is a potential feedstock for these materials. In addition to these above efforts, during the grant period studies of the general chemistry of born hydride were undertaken and report some interesting new developments are reported. Additional keywords: Carboranes; metallaboranes; feedstock; tetraborane; synthesis(Chemistry).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 25, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA157368
Entities
People
- S. G. Shore
Organizations
- Ohio State University