Evaluating the role of triborane(7) as catalyst in the pyrolysis of tetraborane(10)

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 9076-9082

  Sun, Baili ^a   McKee, Michael L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON HYDRIDES; NON-VOLATILE; PYROLYSIS MECHANISM; RATE DETERMINING STEP; TRANSITION STATE THEORIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BORON; FREE ENERGY; HYDRIDES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84884509350     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405621u     Document Type: Article

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