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On the Use of Amine–Borane Complexes To Synthesize Iron Nanoparticles |
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| Authors: | Frédéric Pelletier Dr Diana Ciuculescu Jean‐Gabriel Mattei Dr Pierre Lecante Dr Marie‐José Casanove Dr Nader Yaacoub Dr Jean‐Marc Greneche Dr Carolin Schmitz‐Antoniak Prof Catherine Amiens |
| Institution: | 1. CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse (France) and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, 31077 Toulouse (France), Fax: (+33)?5?61?55?30?03;2. CNRS, Centre d'Elaboration des Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales, BP 94347, 29 rue J. Marvig, 31055 Toulouse (France) and Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31055 Toulouse (France);3. Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CNRS, IPREM, ECP, UMR 5254, 64053 Pau 09 (France);4. LUNAM Université du Maine, Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans IMMM, UMR CNRS 6283, 72085 Le Mans (France);5. Fakult?t für Physik and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg‐Essen (CeNIDE), Universit?t Duisburg‐Essen, Lotharstrasse 1, 47048 Duisburg (Germany) |
| Abstract: | The effectiveness of amine–borane as reducing agent for the synthesis of iron nanoparticles has been investigated. Large (2–4 nm) Fe nanoparticles were obtained from Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2]. Inclusion of boron in the nanoparticles is clearly evidenced by extended X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and Mössbauer spectrometry. Furthermore, the reactivity of amine–borane and amino–borane complexes in the presence of pure Fe nanoparticles has been investigated. Dihydrogen evolution was observed in both cases, which suggests the potential of Fe nanoparticles to promote the release of dihydrogen from amine–borane and amino–borane moieties. |
| Keywords: | boranes dehydrogenation inclusion compounds iron nanoparticles |