Tunable Hydrogen Release from Amine–Boranes via their Insertion into Functional Polystyrenes

Abstract

AbstractPolystyrene‐g‐boramine random copolymers are dihydrogen reservoirs with tunable dehydrogenation temperatures, which can be adjusted by selecting the boramine content in the copolymers. They display a unique dihydrogen thermal release profile, which is a direct consequence of the insertion of the amine–boranes in a polymeric scaffold, and not from a direct modification of the electronics or sterics of the amine–borane function. Finally, the mixture of polystyrene‐g‐boramines with conventional NH3‐BH3 (borazane) allows for a direct access to organic/inorganic hybrid dihydrogen reservoirs with a maximal H2 loading of 8 wt %. These exhibit a dehydrogenation temperature lower than that of either the borazane or the polystyrene‐g‐boramines taken separately.