Claims
- 1. A method of producing aluminum particles comprising a decomposition of an alane adduct in a reaction solution including a catalyst and having an organic solvent in an inert atmosphere, wherein:
- said alane adduct has an adducting species selected from the group consisting of trimethylamine, dimethylethylamine, methyldiethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, triisopropylamine, tributylamine, pyridine, tetramethylethylenediamine, methyl ether, ethyl ether, propyl ether, isopropyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxymethane, diglyme, triglyme, and tetraglyme;
- said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, toluene, benzene, xylene, mesitylene, triethylamine, tripropylamine, triisopropylamine, pyridine, tetramethylethylenediamine, dimethoxymethane, propyl ether, isopropylether, tetrahydrofuran. diglyme, triglyme, and tetraglyme;
- said catalyst is selected from the group consisting of halides, alkoxides, and amides of titanium, vanadium, zirconium, niobium, hafnium, and tantalum; and
- said decomposition occurring at a reaction temperature of between about 50 degrees Centigrade and about 138 degrees Centigrade and wherein said reaction solution is formed by adding a preliminary solution of said alane adduct in said organic solvent to a solution at said reaction temperature and containing said catalyst.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/684,781 filed Jul. 22, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,885,321 issued on Mar. 23, 1999.
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