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Borane


 

A borane is an inorganic chemical compound of boron and hydrogen. The lighter boranes are notably unstable - diborane ignites in air to burn with a green flame - but higher ones are much less so. Decaborane is stable and crystalline, reacting with neither air nor water.

References

  • Modern Inorganic Chemistry W.L. Jolly, ISBN 0-07-032-760-2