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Development of Potential Organic-Molecule-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials: Converting C-N Bond-Breaking Thermolysis of Guanidine to N-H Bond-Breaking Dehydrogenation

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Xiuquan Zhou, Wei Zhou, Terrence J. Udovic, Taner N. Yildirim, John J. Rush, Efrain E. Rodriguez, Hui Wu

Abstract

The small organic molecule guanidine CN3H5 can be anionized via a facile reaction with alkali-metal hydrides or amides with the formation of metal guanidinates (MCN3H4) and their guanidine adducts. They crystal structures and thermal decomposition properties of these organic-molecule-based complex hydrides were carefully investigated. Through metallation, MCN3H4 can completely preserve carbon atoms in the system and exhibit a largely improved thermal decomposition compared to CN3H5 regarding the extent of C-N bond breaking. By pairing H+ in CN3H5 with H- from metal hydrides, the resulting composite can further reduce ammonia libration and promote an endothermic dehydrogenation.
Citation
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume
41
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

crystal structure determination, endothermic dehydrogenation, guanidine, hydrogen storage, metal guanidinates, neutron vibrational spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction

Citation

Zhou, X. , Zhou, W. , Udovic, T. , Yildirim, T. , Rush, J. , Rodriguez, E. and Wu, H. (2016), Development of Potential Organic-Molecule-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials: Converting C-N Bond-Breaking Thermolysis of Guanidine to N-H Bond-Breaking Dehydrogenation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920272 (Accessed November 4, 2025)

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Created September 7, 2016, Updated October 12, 2021
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