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Hexaborane(10)

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Hexaborane(10)
Identifiers
  • InChI=1S/B6H10/c7-1-2-6(1)3(7)9-5(6)10-4(6)8-2/h1-6H
    Key: JLQWWRKFGJQFTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Properties
B6H10
Molar mass 74.94 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Hexaborane, also called hexaborane(10) to distinguish it from hexaborane(12) (B6H12), is an inorganic compound with the formula B6H10. It is a colorless liquid that is unstable in air.[1]

Preparation and reactions

A laboratory route begins with bromination of pentaborane(11) followed by deprotonation or the bromide to give [BrB5H7]. This anionic cluster is reduced with diborane to give the neutral product:[1]

K[BrB5H7] + 1/2 B2H6 → KBr + B6H10

It can also be generated by pyrolysis of pentaborane(11).

B6H10 can be deprotonated to give [B6H9] or protonated to give [B6H11]+.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Remmel, R. J.; Johnson, H. D.; Brice, V. T.; Shore, S. G.; Gaines, D. F. (1979). "Hexaborane(10)". Inorganic Syntheses. 19: 247. doi:10.1002/9780470132500.ch58. ISBN 9780470132500.