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Frontispiece: Dehydrogenation of Amine–Boranes Using p‐Block Compounds
Author(s) -
Boom Devin H. A.,
Jupp Andrew R.,
Slootweg J. Chris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201983962
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , boranes , amine gas treating , hydrogen storage , catalysis , ammonia borane , chemistry , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , hydrogen , boron
Breaking bonds : Amine–boranes have gained a lot of attention due to their potential as hydrogen storage materials and their capacity to act as precursors for transfer hydrogenation. Therefore, a lot of effort has gone into the development of suitable transition‐ and main‐group metal catalysts for the dehydrogenation of amine–boranes. During the past decade, new systems started to emerge solely based on p‐block elements that promote the dehydrogenation of amine–boranes through hydrogen‐transfer reactions, polymerization initiation, and main‐group catalysis. The Review by C. Slootweg and co‐workers on page 9133 ff. highlights the development of p‐block based systems for stoichiometric and catalytic amine–borane dehydrogenation and discusses the underlying mechanisms.