Patent ID: 7645902

Claim:
A method of dehydrogenating an amine-borane, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one amine-borane, wherein the amine-borane has the formula HR 1 R 2 B—NR 3 R 4 H; b) providing an acid; and c) combining the acid and the at least one amine-borane to form a catalytic initiator, wherein the catalytic initiator reacts with more of the at least one amine-borane to release hydrogen and yield a polymeric [R 1 R 2 B—NR 3 R 4 ] product, and wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , independently and at each occurrence, is one of hydrogen, an alkyl group, and an aryl group.