Chemistry Involving the Preparation, Isolation, and Immobilization of Nanocrystalline and/or Microcrystalline Boron Arsenide, Boron Phosphide, & Boron Antimonide

Abstract

During this report period, publications 1 and 2 (see below) appeared in print (the contents of the papers were reported in two previous "Interim Technical Reports"). Michael Lube prepared the adduct Cl3B.Sb(Sb(SiMe3)3, the third Lewis acid-base adduct of boron and antimony to be structurally characterized. This adduct along with Br3 B.Sb(SiMe3)3 and I3B.Sb(SiMe3)3 are the subject of publication 3 (see below) with the manuscript being written by Michael. Based on the various data obtained, it appeared that the black powders obtained from the thermolysis of these adducts were a mixture of nanocrystalline Sb (hex) and amorphous BSb (data summarized in Michaels's?- PhD. dissertation, 9/6/96, Duke University). Further investigations, on halo-boron-arsenic systems by Michael, with some assistance from Richard Jouet, (see publication 4 below) resulted in the isolation and structural characterization of I3B.As(SiMe3)3, as well as the isolation of X-ray quality crystals of the Cl3B.As(SiMe3)3 I2BAs(SiMe3)22 (preparations previously reported in the 1996 "Interim Technical report").

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA338752

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  • Richard L. Wells

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  • Duke University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Antimony
  • Arsenicals
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Gunpowder
  • Lewis Acids
  • North Carolina
  • Phosphorus Compounds
  • Theses
  • Universities
  • X Rays

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  • Chemistry

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