Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2

A metal borohydride-ammonia borane complex, Mg(BH4) 2(NH3BH3)2 was synthesized via a solid-state reaction between Mg(BH4)2 and NH 3BH3. Different mechanochemical reaction mechanisms are observed, since Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 is obtained from a-Mg(BH4) 2, whereas a mixture of Mg(BH4)2(NH 3BH3)2, NH3BH3,...

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Main Authors: Jepsen, L., Ban, V., Moller, Kasper, Lee, Y., Cho, Y., Besenbacher, F., Filinchuk, Y., Skibsted, J., Jensen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71527
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author Jepsen, L.
Ban, V.
Moller, Kasper
Lee, Y.
Cho, Y.
Besenbacher, F.
Filinchuk, Y.
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
author_facet Jepsen, L.
Ban, V.
Moller, Kasper
Lee, Y.
Cho, Y.
Besenbacher, F.
Filinchuk, Y.
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
author_sort Jepsen, L.
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description A metal borohydride-ammonia borane complex, Mg(BH4) 2(NH3BH3)2 was synthesized via a solid-state reaction between Mg(BH4)2 and NH 3BH3. Different mechanochemical reaction mechanisms are observed, since Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 is obtained from a-Mg(BH4) 2, whereas a mixture of Mg(BH4)2(NH 3BH3)2, NH3BH3, and amorphous Mg(BH4)2 is obtained from ?-Mg(BH 4)2. The crystal structure of Mg(BH4) 2(NH3BH3)2 has been determined by powder X-ray diffraction and optimized by first-principles calculations. The borohydride groups act as terminal ligands, and molecular complexes are linked via strong dihydrogen bonds (<2.0 Å), which may contribute to the high melting point of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 found to be ~48 °C in contrast to those for other molecular metal borohydrides. Precise values for the 11B quadrupole coupling parameters and isotropic chemical shifts are reported for the two NH3BH3 sites and two BH4- sites in Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH3) 2 from 11B MAS NMR spectra of the central and satellite transitions and MQMAS NMR. The 11B quadrupole coupling parameters agree excellently with the electric field gradients for the 11B sites from the DFT calculations and suggest that a more detailed structural model is obtained by DFT optimization, which allows evaluation of the dihydrogen bonding scheme. © 2014 American Chemical Society.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-715272023-08-02T06:39:12Z Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 Jepsen, L. Ban, V. Moller, Kasper Lee, Y. Cho, Y. Besenbacher, F. Filinchuk, Y. Skibsted, J. Jensen, T. A metal borohydride-ammonia borane complex, Mg(BH4) 2(NH3BH3)2 was synthesized via a solid-state reaction between Mg(BH4)2 and NH 3BH3. Different mechanochemical reaction mechanisms are observed, since Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 is obtained from a-Mg(BH4) 2, whereas a mixture of Mg(BH4)2(NH 3BH3)2, NH3BH3, and amorphous Mg(BH4)2 is obtained from ?-Mg(BH 4)2. The crystal structure of Mg(BH4) 2(NH3BH3)2 has been determined by powder X-ray diffraction and optimized by first-principles calculations. The borohydride groups act as terminal ligands, and molecular complexes are linked via strong dihydrogen bonds (<2.0 Å), which may contribute to the high melting point of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2 found to be ~48 °C in contrast to those for other molecular metal borohydrides. Precise values for the 11B quadrupole coupling parameters and isotropic chemical shifts are reported for the two NH3BH3 sites and two BH4- sites in Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH3) 2 from 11B MAS NMR spectra of the central and satellite transitions and MQMAS NMR. The 11B quadrupole coupling parameters agree excellently with the electric field gradients for the 11B sites from the DFT calculations and suggest that a more detailed structural model is obtained by DFT optimization, which allows evaluation of the dihydrogen bonding scheme. © 2014 American Chemical Society. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71527 10.1021/jp502788j American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Jepsen, L.
Ban, V.
Moller, Kasper
Lee, Y.
Cho, Y.
Besenbacher, F.
Filinchuk, Y.
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title_full Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title_fullStr Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title_short Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11B MAS NMR characterization of Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH 3)2
title_sort synthesis, crystal structure, thermal decomposition, and 11b mas nmr characterization of mg(bh4)2(nh3bh 3)2
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71527