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Title: Reactions with anionic boron as product
Post by: MattJames on April 27, 2013, 07:12:24 PM

Any one know of a reaction (or reactions, if known) that produce anionic Boron?

I'm a physicist, so I have no idea.  Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Reactions with anionic boron as product
Post by: Hunter2 on April 29, 2013, 08:02:00 AM

What is meant with anionic boron.

Boron can react with other metals like Magnesium to Mg₃B₂, here boron is anionic.

Or do you mean Borate. BO₃^3- the anion from boric acid.

Title: Re: Reactions with anionic boron as product
Post by: opsomath on April 29, 2013, 10:44:29 AM

Or yet another possibility, something like phenyllithium reacting with (Ph)3B to give a formally negative boron...