Dimethylamine borane

Dimethylamine borane (CAS 74-94-2), commonly abbreviated as DMAB, is a stable borane complex used industrially as a selective reducing agent and electroless plating initiator.

Where is Dimethylamine borane used?

• Electroless nickel and cobalt plating: reducing agent that drives metal deposition onto non-conductive substrates, including plastics and printed circuit boards
• Electronics: metallization steps where deposit quality and bath stability are procurement considerations
• Pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis: reductive amination and selective carbonyl reduction where sodium borohydride would be too aggressive for the solvent system
• Specialty polymer and adhesive formulations: curing initiator
• It serves as a milder, more manageable alternative to sodium borohydride in industrial chemical synthesis.

Good to know: Controlled reactivity makes it a preferred alternative to sodium borohydride where milder reduction conditions are needed. High-purity grades are available for pharmaceutical synthesis and electronics.

Commercial specifications

• Packaged under inert conditions to preserve stability during storage and transit
• Bulk quantities in multi-kilogram drums for laboratory and development-scale procurement