borabenzene
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Borabenzene is a hypothetical organoboron compound with the formula C5H5B. Unlike the related but highly stable benzene molecule, borabenzene would be electron-deficient. Related derivatives are the boratabenzene anions, including the parent [C5H5BH]−.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 76.048431
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₅B
- Commons category
- Borabenzene
- canonical SMILES
- B1=CC=CC=C1
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- Adducts
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Borabenzene is a hypothetical organoboron compound with the formula C5H5B. Unlike the related but highly stable benzene molecule, borabenzene would be electron-deficient. Related derivatives are the boratabenzene anions, including the parent [C5H5BH]−.
==Adducts== Adducts of borabenzene with Lewis bases are isolatable. Since borabenzene is unavailable, these adducts require indirect methods. 4-Silyl-1-methoxyboracyclohexadiene is used as a precursor to the borabenzene: + → + MeOSiMe3
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