The interconversion between THF·B3H7 and B3H8-: an efficient synthetic method for MB3H8 (M = Li and Na)

Xin-Ran Liu; Xi-Meng Chen; Jie Zhang; Torben R Jensen; Xuenian Chen

doi:10.1039/c9dt00843h

The interconversion between THF·B₃H₇ and B₃H₈^-: an efficient synthetic method for MB₃H₈ (M = Li and Na)

Dalton Trans. 2019 Apr 16;48(16):5140-5143. doi: 10.1039/c9dt00843h.

Authors

Xin-Ran Liu¹, Xi-Meng Chen, Jie Zhang, Torben R Jensen, Xuenian Chen

Affiliation

¹ Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China. xnchen@htu.edu.cn.

PMID: 30916702
DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00843h

Abstract

An efficient synthetic method for MB3H8 (M = Li and Na) has been developed with improved yields on the basis of the investigation of the interconversion between THF·B3H7 and corresponding MB3H8. The mechanism was tentatively proposed based on the understanding of the nucleophilicity of the B-H bonding pair electrons.