Repeated dihydrogen elimination from boranes and gallanes stabilized by guanidine-type bases: A quantum chemical study motivated by recent experimental results

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3565-3572

  Ciobanu, Oxana ^a   Himmel, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Group 13 elements; Hydrides; Hydrogen storage; Quantum chemical calculations

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CYCLOADDITION; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; HYDROGEN STORAGE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

DIHYDROGEN; DINUCLEAR; ELIMINATION REACTION; GALLANES; GROUP 13 ELEMENTS; H-BONDS; MONOMERICS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION;

HYDRIDES;

EID: 34547813635     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200700336     Document Type: Article

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