Borane dimethylsulphide, 5ml was taken in a 200ml round-bottom flask, provided with a rubber stoppred side arm and fitted with a condenser connected to a mercury bubbler. |
To transform the ammonia borane to a nanomaterial, scientists dissolve the solid compound in a solvent and then add the solution to the mesoporous support material. |
However, the further away from the borane series the cluster type, the more exceptions to the rules are found. |
The technique uses the Lewis acid tris borane and the Lewis base tetramethylpiperidine that have been modified to be too large to get close enough to form an adduct. |
Capillary action of the porous material pulls the ammonia borane into the pores of the support. |
If something goes wrong with borane, you get plenty of hydrogen gas and overpressure. |