The Vespiary

The Hive => Newbee Forum => Topic started by: officer_murphy on January 16, 2004, 03:12:00 PM

Title: Ni metal hydride
Post by: officer_murphy on January 16, 2004, 03:12:00 PM

what can Ni metal hydride be used for?i searched for it but i only found other metal hydrides....can it be used as a reducing agent or do you have to do something else to it first?

Title: if memory serves, normally they are made in...
Post by: Antibody2 on January 18, 2004, 12:36:00 AM

if memory serves, normally they are made in situ from a Ni salt and NaBH4 and used for nitro reductions.

Title: do you mean NiBH4 is used for nitro reductions
Post by: officer_murphy on January 18, 2004, 04:10:00 PM

do you mean NiBH4 is used for nitro reductions or just Ni hydride?what im asking is can Ni hydride be used as a reducing agent on its own?

Title: > if memory serves, normally they are made...
Post by: Osmium on January 18, 2004, 06:27:00 PM

> if memory serves, normally they are made in situ from a Ni salt and
> NaBH4 and used for nitro reductions.

That would be nickel boride, a hydrogenation catalyst.

> what can Ni metal hydride be used for?

I assume you opened up some reloadable batteries and want to use the stuff inside for reductions? I doubt that you can do anything useful with it.

Title: yes....yes i did :(
Post by: officer_murphy on January 19, 2004, 05:20:00 PM

yes....yes i did :(