Patent ID: 8518368

Claim:
A process for the production of hydrogen comprising: (a) contacting a solution comprising at least one homogeneous ligand-stabilized metal catalyst with at least one compound of the formula I, R 1 R 2 HNBHR 3 R 4 (I), in a solvent under conditions for the solvolysis of at least one compound of formula (I) to form a homogeneous solution, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each simultaneously or independently selected from H, branched or unbranched fluoro-substituted-C 1-20 alkyl, branched or unbranched C 1-20 alkyl and C 6-14 aryl or any two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are linked to form a branched or unbranched C 2-10 alkylene, which together with the nitrogen and/or boron atoms to which they are attached, forms a ring; and (b) optionally collecting hydrogen produced in the solvolysis of at least one compounds of formula (I).