Energy efficient synthesis of boranes
Abstract
The reaction of halo-boron compounds (B--X compounds, compounds having one or more boron-halogen bonds) with silanes provides boranes (B--H compounds, compounds having one or more B--H bonds) and halosilanes. Inorganic hydrides, such as surface-bound silane hydrides (Si--H) react with B--X compounds to form B--H compounds and surface-bound halosilanes. The surface bound halosilanes are converted back to surface-bound silanes electrochemically. Halo-boron compounds react with stannanes (tin compounds having a Sn--H bond) to form boranes and halostannanes (tin compounds having a Sn--X bond). The halostannanes are converted back to stannanes electrochemically or by the thermolysis of Sn-formate compounds. When the halo-boron compound is BCl.sub.3, the B--H compound is B.sub.2H.sub.6, and where the reducing potential is provided electrochemically or by the thermolysis of formate.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1014871
- Patent Number(s):
- 7837852
- Application Number:
- US Patent Application 12/533,736
- Assignee:
- Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC51-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Thorn, David L, Tumas, William, Schwarz, Daniel E, and Burrell, Anthony K. Energy efficient synthesis of boranes. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Thorn, David L, Tumas, William, Schwarz, Daniel E, & Burrell, Anthony K. Energy efficient synthesis of boranes. United States.
Thorn, David L, Tumas, William, Schwarz, Daniel E, and Burrell, Anthony K. Tue .
"Energy efficient synthesis of boranes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1014871.
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title = {Energy efficient synthesis of boranes},
author = {Thorn, David L and Tumas, William and Schwarz, Daniel E and Burrell, Anthony K},
abstractNote = {The reaction of halo-boron compounds (B--X compounds, compounds having one or more boron-halogen bonds) with silanes provides boranes (B--H compounds, compounds having one or more B--H bonds) and halosilanes. Inorganic hydrides, such as surface-bound silane hydrides (Si--H) react with B--X compounds to form B--H compounds and surface-bound halosilanes. The surface bound halosilanes are converted back to surface-bound silanes electrochemically. Halo-boron compounds react with stannanes (tin compounds having a Sn--H bond) to form boranes and halostannanes (tin compounds having a Sn--X bond). The halostannanes are converted back to stannanes electrochemically or by the thermolysis of Sn-formate compounds. When the halo-boron compound is BCl.sub.3, the B--H compound is B.sub.2H.sub.6, and where the reducing potential is provided electrochemically or by the thermolysis of formate.},
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