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Also known as s-triazaborane, hexahydro-s-triazaborine, borazole, cyclotriborazane

Borazine, also known as borazole, inorganic benzene, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula B3H6N3. In this cyclic compound, the three BH units and three NH units alternate. The compound is isoelectronic and isostructural with benzene. For this reason borazine is sometimes referred to as “inorganic benzene”. Like benzene, borazine is a colourless liquid with an aromatic odor.

Chemical data

Formula
B3H6N3
Molecular weight
80.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,3,5,2,4,6-triazatriborinane
SMILES
B1NBNBN1
InChIKey
BGECDVWSWDRFSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
36.1 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
81.084
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Commons category
Borazine
canonical SMILES
B1NBNBN1
chemical formula
B₃H₆N₃
boiling point
53
density
0.81
melting point
-58
standard enthalpy of formation
-548
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16 sections
Contents
  • Synthesis
  • Structure
  • Aromaticity
  • Natural bond orbitals (NBO)
  • Electron localization function (ELF)
  • Reactivity
  • Hydrolysis
  • Polymerization
  • With hydrogen halides and halogens
  • Ceramic precursor
  • Related compounds
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Borazine, also known as borazole, inorganic benzene, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula B3H6N3. In this cyclic compound, the three BH units and three NH units alternate. The compound is isoelectronic and isostructural with benzene. For this reason borazine is sometimes referred to as “inorganic benzene”. Like benzene, borazine is a colourless liquid with an aromatic odor.

== Synthesis == The compound was reported in 1926 by the chemists Alfred Stock and Erich Pohland by a reaction of diborane with ammonia.

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