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Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction

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Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction. / Bennett, E.L.; Wilson, T.; Murphy, P.J. et al.
In: Acta Crystallographica Section B, Vol. 7, No. 6, 07.11.2015, p. 608-612.

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Bennett, EL, Wilson, T, Murphy, PJ, Refson, K, Hannon, AC, Imberti, S, Callear, SK, Chass, GA & Parker, SF 2015, 'Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction', Acta Crystallographica Section B, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 608-612. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520615015176

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Bennett, E. L., Wilson, T., Murphy, P. J., Refson, K., Hannon, A. C., Imberti, S., Callear, S. K., Chass, G. A., & Parker, S. F. (2015). Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction. Acta Crystallographica Section B, 7(6), 608-612. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520615015176

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Bennett EL, Wilson T, Murphy PJ, Refson K, Hannon AC, Imberti S, Callear SK, Chass GA, Parker SF. 2015. Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 7(6):608-612. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520615015176

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Bennett, E.L. et al. "Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction". Acta Crystallographica Section B. 2015, 7(6). 608-612. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520615015176

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Bennett EL, Wilson T, Murphy PJ, Refson K, Hannon AC, Imberti S et al. Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 2015 Nov 7;7(6):608-612. doi: 10.1107/S2052520615015176

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Bennett, E.L. ; Wilson, T. ; Murphy, P.J. et al. / Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction. In: Acta Crystallographica Section B. 2015 ; Vol. 7, No. 6. pp. 608-612.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Structure and spectroscopy of CuH prepared via borohydride reduction

AU - Bennett, E.L.

AU - Wilson, T.

AU - Murphy, P.J.

AU - Refson, K.

AU - Hannon, A.C.

AU - Imberti, S.

AU - Callear, S.K.

AU - Chass, G.A.

AU - Parker, S.F.

PY - 2015/11/7

Y1 - 2015/11/7

N2 - Copper(I) hydride (cuprous hydride, CuH) was the first binary metal hydride to be discovered (in 1844) and is singular in that it is synthesized in solution, at ambient temperature. There are several synthetic paths to CuH, one of which involves reduction of an aqueous solution of CuSO4·5H2O by borohydride ions. The product from this procedure has not been extensively characterized. Using a combination of diffraction methods (X-ray and neutron) and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy, we show that the CuH from the borohydride route has the same bulk structure as CuH produced by other routes. Our work shows that the product consists of a core of CuH with a shell of water and that this may be largely replaced by ethanol. This offers the possibility of modifying the properties of CuH produced by aqueous routes.

AB - Copper(I) hydride (cuprous hydride, CuH) was the first binary metal hydride to be discovered (in 1844) and is singular in that it is synthesized in solution, at ambient temperature. There are several synthetic paths to CuH, one of which involves reduction of an aqueous solution of CuSO4·5H2O by borohydride ions. The product from this procedure has not been extensively characterized. Using a combination of diffraction methods (X-ray and neutron) and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy, we show that the CuH from the borohydride route has the same bulk structure as CuH produced by other routes. Our work shows that the product consists of a core of CuH with a shell of water and that this may be largely replaced by ethanol. This offers the possibility of modifying the properties of CuH produced by aqueous routes.

U2 - 10.1107/S2052520615015176

DO - 10.1107/S2052520615015176

M3 - Article

VL - 7

SP - 608

EP - 612

JO - Acta Crystallographica Section B

JF - Acta Crystallographica Section B

SN - 2052-5206

IS - 6

ER -