W. Hough, L. J. Edwards, A. D. Mcelroy
Feb 1, 1956
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
Abstract
The reaction of diborane with sodium amalgam in simple ethers yielded an equimolar mixture of sodium borohydride and NaB/sub 3/H/sub 8/. The new compound was characterized by X-ray, infrared and elemental chemical analyses and by its physical properties. A proposed reaction course involves intermediates of empirical composition Na/sub 2/B/sub 2/H/sub 6/ and NaB/sub 2/H/sub 6/. (auth)