Beryllium borohydride

Beryllium borohydride
IUPAC name

Beryllium borohydride
Other names

Beryllium tetrahydroborate(1-)
Identifiers
CAS number 17440-85-6
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Properties
Molecular formula Be(BH4)2
Molar mass 38.70 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Beryllium borohydride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Be(BH4)2.

Structure

The crystal structure is made up of a helical polymer of BH4Be and BH4 structure units[1].

Application

The purest beryllium hydride is obtained by the reaction of triphenylphosphine, PPh3, with beryllium borohydride, Be(BH4)2[2]:

Be(BH4)2 + 2PPh3 → 2Ph3PBH3 + BeH2

References

  1. ^ Marynick, Dennis S.; Lipscomb, William N. (1 April 1972). "Crystal structure of beryllium borohydride". Inorganic Chemistry 11 (4): 820–823. doi:10.1021/ic50110a033. 
  2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.