Reduction of ZnCl2 using LiBH4 in mesitylene yielded zinc nanoparticles (Zn-NPs), borane (BH3) and closo-dodecaborate (B12H12)(2-). The BH3 evolved gas was trapped as Ph3P:BH3 adduct while closo-(B12H12)(2-) was extracted by methanol and characterized from spectral data.
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