Chemistry:Ammonia borane

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Ammonia borane
Ball and stick model of ammonia borane
Ammonia borane.png
Names
IUPAC name
Ammoniotrihydroborate
Other names
Borazane[1][2][3]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 642-983-4
UNII
Properties
H
3
NBH
3
Molar mass 30.87 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystals
Density 0.78 g/cm3
Melting point 104 °C (219 °F; 377 K)
Structure
I4mm, tetragonal
Tetragonal at B and N
Tetrahedral at B and N
5.2 D
Hazards[4]
GHS pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
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Ammonia borane (also systematically named ammoniotrihydroborate[citation needed]), also called borazane, is the chemical compound with the formula H
3
NBH
3
. The colourless or white solid is the simplest molecular boron-nitrogen-hydride compound. It has attracted attention as a source of hydrogen fuel, but is otherwise primarily of academic interest.

Synthesis

Reaction of diborane with ammonia mainly gives the diammoniate salt [H
2
B(NH
3
)
2
]+
[BH
4
]
(diammoniodihydroboronium tetrahydroborate). Ammonia borane is the main product when an adduct of borane is employed in place of diborane:[5]

BH
3
(THF) + NH
3
→ BH
3
NH
3
+ THF

It can also be synthesized from sodium borohydride.[6][7][8]

Properties and structure

The molecule adopts a structure similar to that of ethane, with which it is isoelectronic. The B−N distance is 1.58(2) Å. The B−H and N−H distances are 1.15 and 0.96 Å, respectively. Its similarity to ethane is tenuous since ammonia borane is a solid and ethane is a gas: their melting points differing by 284 °C. This difference is consistent with the highly polar nature of ammonia borane. The H atoms attached to boron are hydridic (negatively charged) and those attached to nitrogen are acidic (positively charged).[9]

Resonance structures of ammonia-borane

The structure of the solid indicates a close association of the NH and the BH centers. The closest H−H distance is 1.990 Å, which can be compared with the H−H bonding distance of 0.74 Å. This interaction is called a dihydrogen bond.[10][11] The original crystallographic analysis of this compound reversed the assignments of B and N. The updated structure was arrived at with improved data using the technique of neutron diffraction that allowed the hydrogen atoms to be located with greater precision.

Part of the crystal structure of ammonia borane[10]
Comparison of bond lengths in simple boron-nitrogen hydrides
Molecule Ammonia borane[12] Aminoborane[13] Iminoborane[14]
Formula BNH
6
BNH
4
BNH
2
Class amine-borane aminoborane iminoborane
Analogous hydrocarbon ethane ethylene acetylene
Analogous hydrocarbon class alkane alkene alkyne
Structure Ammonia-borane-dimensions-MW-1983-2D.png Aminoborane-dimensions-MW-1987-2D.png Iminoborane-dimensions-IR-1987-2D.png
Ball-and-stick model Ammonia-borane-from-xtal-3D-balls.png Aminoborane-from-MW-1987-double-3D-balls.png Iminoborane-from-IR-1987-triple-3D-balls.png
Hybridisation of boron and nitrogen sp3 sp2 sp
B-N bond length 1.658 Å 1.391 Å 1.238 Å
Proportion of B-N single bond 100% 84% 75%
Structure determination method microwave spectroscopy microwave spectroscopy infrared spectroscopy

Uses

Main page: Chemistry:Dehydrogenation of amine-boranes

Ammonia borane has been suggested as a storage medium for hydrogen, e.g. for when the gas is used to fuel motor vehicles. It can be made to release hydrogen on heating, being polymerized first to (NH
2
BH
2
)
n
, then to (NHBH)
n
,[15] which ultimately decomposes to boron nitride (BN) at temperatures above 1000 °C.[16] It is more hydrogen-dense than liquid hydrogen and also able to exist at normal temperatures and pressures.[17]

Ammonia borane finds some use in organic synthesis as an air-stable derivative of diborane.[18] It can be used as a reducing agent in transfer hydrogenation reactions, often in the presence of a transition metal catalyst.[19]

Analogous amine-boranes

Many analogues have been prepared from primary, secondary, and even tertiary amines:

  • Borane tert-butylamine ((CH
    3
    )
    3
    C–NH
    2
    →BH
    3
    )
  • Borane trimethylamine ((CH
    3
    )
    3
    N→BH
    3
    )
  • Borane isopropylamine ((CH
    3
    )
    2
    CH–NH
    2
    →BH
    3
    )

The first amine adduct of borane was derived from trimethylamine. Borane tert-butylamine complex is prepared by the reaction of sodium borohydride with t-butylammonium chloride. Generally adduct are more robust with more basic amines. Variations are also possible for the boron component, although primary and secondary boranes are less common.[8]

See also

References

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