phendrol - 21-7-2015 at 01:17
I couldn't google out any preparation of Nickel Boride that doesn't use NaBH4. Borohydride is unavailable to me.
Does anyone know any preparation of it whithout hydrides?
CEY-19 - 21-7-2015 at 04:11
Perhaps by passing borane into a nickel(II) salt solution? The borane can be prepared by the action of mineral acid on magensium boride, itself
prepared by the action of magnesium on borax or boric oxide. Trying to separate the actual boride from the slag of other products can be an issue, as
far as I recall.
zed - 26-7-2015 at 14:56
Don't waste any more time. Find another catalyst, or find access to NaBH4. If there is an easy alternate synthesis for Nickel Boride, I cannot
imagine what it might be.