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diborane(4)
Sign in to saveDiborane(4) is a transient inorganic compound with the chemical formula . Stable derivatives are known.
Chemical data
- Formula
- B2H4
- Molecular weight
- 25.66 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- boranylborane
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Diborane(4) is a transient inorganic compound with the chemical formula . Stable derivatives are known.
Diborane(4) has been produced by abstraction of two hydrogen atoms from diborane(6) using atomic fluorine and detected by photoionization mass spectrometry. Computational studies predict a structure in which are two hydrogen atoms bridging the two boron atoms via three-centre two-electron bonds in addition to the 2-centre, 2-electron bond between the two boron atoms and one terminal hydrogen atom bonded to each boron atom.
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