Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790‐784 (Republic of Korea), Fax: (+82)?54‐279‐8137
Abstract:
Hydrogen storage : In lithium amidoboranes an initial molecule of H2 is released by the formation of LiH, followed by a redox reaction of the dihydrogen bond formed between LiHδ? and NHδ+. In this dehydrogenation process, an intermolecular N? B bond forms through the catalytic effect of a Li cation. After releasing the first molecule of H2, a Li cation binds to a nitrogen atom, lowering the energy barrier for the second H2 loss per lithium amidoborane dimer (see figure).
