- Tetraborane
Chembox new
ImageFile = Tetraborane-3D-balls.png
ImageSize = 200px
ImageName = ball-and-stick model of tetraborane
OtherNames =
IUPACName =tetraborane(10)
"arachno"-B4H10
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 18283-93-7
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = B4H10
MolarMass = 53.3263 g/mol
Density = 2.3 kg m-3 (gas)
Solvent = other solvents
SolubleOther =
MeltingPt =-121°C
BoilingPt =18°CTetraborane, or to be more precise tetraborane(10) or "arachno"-B4H10, is a foul-smelling toxic gas. The structure of tetraborane is based around a tetrahedral arrangement of boron atoms, and can be derived from PSEPT. It forms interesting coordinate bonds with trifluorophosphine.
References
External links
*http://www.webelements.com/compounds/boron/tetraborane_10.html
* [http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/rnb/23/23-184.html Linus Pauling's Research notebook]
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