Synthesis and properties of calcium alanate two solvent adducts

Several ways to synthesize solvated and desolvated calcium tetrahydroaluminate by wet-chemical and mechanochemical methods are presented. The result show that the diethyl ether (DEE) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) adducts of calcium tetrahydroaluminate can be prepared by ball miling under inert conditions or by mechanically assisted wet-chemical synthesis.