Neodymium(II) hydride explained

Neodymium dihydride is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of NdH₂, although it is an electride, and it is actually composed of Nd³⁺(e⁻)(H⁻)₂. It is ferromagnetic.^[1]

Chemical properties

Neodymium dihydride reacts with lithium borohydride to obtain neodymium tetraboride:^[2]

NdH₂ + 4 LiBH₄ → NdB₄ + 4 LiH + 7 H₂↑

See also

• Europium hydride
• Ytterbium hydride

External reading

• Struss, Arthur W.; Corbett, John D. Reaction of hydrogen with metallic and reduced halides. The requirement of delocalized electrons for reaction. Inorganic Chemistry, 1978. 17(4): 965-9. DOI:10.1021/ic50182a034

Notes and References

1. Book: 洪. 广言. . Xi tu hua xue dao lun . 2014 . Ke xue chu ban she . 978-7-03-040581-4 . Beijing . 910769375.
2. Cai, Weitong; Wang, Hui; Sun, Dalin; Zhu, Min. Nanosize-controlled reversibility for a destabilizing reaction in the LiBH4-NdH2+x system. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013. 117(19): 9566-9572. DOI:10.1021/jp402332q