Sauron - 31-12-2008 at 04:16
In the course of recent paper chaseon alkali earth borohydrides I ran across a paper in the journal of P, S, and Si written by some Middle Eastern
researchers, claiming a novel sulfurated calcium borohydride prepared from S and Ca(BH4)2 in THF.
I set this aside till my hunt was completed, and then I took another look.
I recalled reading about Lalanocette's Reagent some time ago, prepared from (you guessed it) NaBH4 and S in (that's right) THF
At first I was a bit suspicious, but after a careful reading I am satisfied. The authors prerpared their novel reagents from Lalanocette's reagent and
cited his publication. The reason that the original sulfurated borohydride is sold as a premix is that ist is unstable, air and moisture sensitive,
and cannot be stored. The new Be, Ca and Mg compounds are stable, especially the Ca one and more reactive.
So enjoy the paper.
[Edited on 31-12-2008 by Sauron]
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