In this paper we describe the large-scale synthesis of inorganic fullerene-like (IF-like) hexagonal boron nitride withvessel, hollow sphere, peanut, and onion structures by reacting BBr
3 with the synergic nitrogen sources NaNH
2and NH
4Cl at 400-450
C for 6-12 h. The composition of products could be confirmed to be pure boron nitridewith hexagonal structures by the XRD patterns and FT-IR, XPS, and EDXA spectra. The representative HRTEMimages clearly reveal the layerlike features of the products. Here, the peanut-like structure of the IF-like BN isreported for the first time, and added to the list as one kind of new morphology of BN nanomaterials. The similarityin the structure between
h-BN and graphite is responsible for the formation of IF-like BN with nanostructures ofvessels, hollow spheres, peanuts, and onions.