Pure and Applied Chemistry p. 857 - 868 (1987)
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Greenwood
Greatrex
The mechanisms by which gaseous boron hydrides so readily interconvert and build up into larger clusters has excited considerable academic and industrial interest for several decades. This paper describes recent progress that has been made in unravelling this complex series of interconversion reactions. Initial reaction rates have been studied mass spectrometrically to obtain rate equations, orders of reaction and energies of activation. Detailed and continuous product analysis for H//2 and all the volatile boranes formed, coupled with a study of cothermolysis reactions of selected pairs of boranes gives further insight into the processes occurring. Crucial aspects of the thermolysis of B//2H// 6, B//4H//1//0, B//5H//1//1, and B//6H//1//0 are discussed, as are the effects of the added H//2 and the cothermolysis of B//6H//1//0 with alkenes. The final section presents data on the UV absorption spectra and photolytic stability of eight volatile boranes and the reaction kinetics of B//6H//1//0 photolysis.
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