Polyaminoboranes

1. A process for preparing a polyaminoborane comprising reacting at least one monomer with an aminoborane, wherein the at least one monomer is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a primary amine and a substituted or unsubstituted hydrazine; and wherein the aminoborane comprises a borane substituted by a secondary amino group,

wherein the aminoborane has the formula R 1 R 2 N—BR 3 R 4 , the monomer has the formula R 5 NH 2 and the polyaminoborane has the formula [R 5 NH—BR 3 R 4 ] n ,

wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different, linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic groups having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 together form a cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms;

wherein R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom and a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; or R 3 and R 4 together form a cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom and a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and

wherein n is a number greater than 10.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the aminoborane has the formula R 1 R 2 N—BR 3 R 4 , a first monomer has the formula R 5 NH 2 , a second monomer has the formula R 6 NH 2 and the polyaminoborane has the formula [R 5 NH—BR 3 R 4 ] m [R 6 NH—BR 3 R 4 ] (n-m) ,

wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different, linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic groups having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 together form a cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms;

wherein R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom and a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; or R 3 and R 4 together form a cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

wherein R 5 and R 6 are different and selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom and a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms;

wherein n is a number greater than 10; and

wherein m is a number greater than or equal to 10 and less than n.

3. The process of claim 2 , wherein at least one of R 5 and R 6 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom, a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, a substituted or unsubstituted allyl, a substituted or unsubstituted propargyl and a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 3 to 24 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one alkene, alkyne, ether, thioether, secondary amine, phosphine and/or silyl group.

4. The process of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a branched, cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 3 to 24 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 together form a cyclic or cyclic and branched organic group having from 3 to 24 carbon atoms.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the secondary amino group has one of the following formulas:

wherein R a to R d are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon substituents.

6. The process of claim 1 , wherein the aminoborane is a diisopropylaminoborane.

7. The process of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 3 and R 4 is a hydrogen atom.