Quasielastic neutron scattering of –NH3 and –BH3 rotational dynamics in orthorhombic ammonia borane
作者:Nancy J. Hess、Michael R. Hartman、Craig M. Brown、Eugene Mamontov、Abhijeet Karkamkar、David J. Heldebrant、Luc L. Daemen、Tom Autrey
DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2008.04.130
日期:2008.6
Energy barriers for rotation of -NH3 and -BH3 in the orthorhombic phase of ammonia borane, NH3BH3, were determined using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). QENS confirms the 3-site jump model of rotational diffusion and yields barrier heights of 23.6 +/- 1.0 kJ/mol and 14.8 +/- 0.4 kJ/mol for the borane and amine groups, respectively, which are comparable to barrier heights determined by recent H-2 and N-15 NMR studies suggesting no significant isotope effect on rotational motion in the orthorhombic phase of ammonia borane. Published by Elsevier B.V.