ABINITIO STUDY OF THE FORMATION OF H2B=NH2 FROM NH3 AND B2H6

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作者
MCKEE, ML
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn
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10.1021/j100192a036
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The potential energy surface for the reaction of ammonia with diborane has been calculated at the MP2/6-31 (d) level with single-point calculations at the MP4/6-31+G(2d,p) level. A mechanism is proposed to explain the formation of aminoborane (H2B=NH2) from the reaction of NH3 with diborane. The initial step is the bimolecular addition of NH3 to B2H6 to form the NH3(BH3)2 complex which is isostructural with B2H7-. Since unimolecular H2 elimination from either the complex or H3BNH3 has a high activation barrier, it is suggested that H2 elimination is either bimolecular or catalyzed in the observed reaction. Calculated vibrational frequencies (MP2/6-31G(d)) are compared with observed values for H2B=NH2, H3BNH3, the methylated derivatives (H2B=N(H)CH3 and H3BNH2CH3), and mu-aminodiborane.
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