The interaction of proton donors with Bu4NBH4 and BH3NEt3 in hexane an
d dichloromethane was studied by IR and NMR spectroscopy and it was fo
und for the first time that the proton-accepting centre of interaction
of charged and neutral borohydrides with proton donors in solution is
the hydrogen atom; the spectral and thermodynamic characteristics of
the BH ... HX hydrogen bond in solution were obtained and found, from
enthalpy values, to be of medium strength.