Covalently-terminated germanane GeH and GeCH₃ for hydrogen generation from catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane (NH₃BH₃) complex under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) has been achieved. Compared with H-terminated germanane GeH, the methyl-terminated germanane GeCH₃ exhibits superior catalytic activity and hydrogen selectivity towards hydrolysis of NH₃BH₃, with the turnover frequency (TOF) value of 18.16 mol_H2•min⁻¹•mol_cat⁻¹, which is nearly 2.4 times higher than that of GeH. In addition, we have demonstrated their good reusability and high stability through cyclic experiments. A proposed mechanism for the H₂ evolution from hydrolysis of NH₃BH₃ over GeCH₃ sample is proposed.

已实现了在可见光（λ≥420 nm）下由氨硼烷（NH ₃ BH ₃）配合物催化水解产生氢的共价端接的锗烷GeH和GeCH ₃。用H封端的germanane GeH的，甲基封端的germanane GeCH相比_3个表现出优异的催化活性和选择性氢朝NH水解₃ BH ₃，与所述转换频率（TOF）的18.16摩尔值_H2 •分钟^-1 •摩尔_猫^{- 1个}，这是GeH的近2.4倍。此外，我们通过循环实验证明了它们的良好可重用性和高稳定性。提出了由NH ₃ BH ₃在GeCH ₃样品上水解而释放出H _2的机理。