Recycle of tin thiolate compounds relevant to ammonia-borane regeneration

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Jan 7;46(1):148-9. doi: 10.1039/b919383a. Epub 2009 Nov 13.

Abstract

The use of benzenedithiol as a digestant for ammonia-borane spent fuel has been shown to result in tin thiolate compounds which we demonstrate can be recycled, yielding Bu(3)SnH and ortho-benzenedithiol for reintroduction to the ammonia-borane regeneration scheme.