Patent ID: 8263810

Claim:
A method for stabilizing a borane comprising storing a borane of formula (I): wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, aryl, and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; and each Ipc is isopinocampheyl; wherein the borane is stored in the presence of a solvent and the solvent comprises a (C 5 -C 12 ) hydrocarbon, a (C 4 -C 10 ) ether, or a halogenated (C 1 -C 10 ) hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof under conditions such that less than 10% of the borane by weight decomposes after three days.