Azaborane Explained

Azaborane usually refers a borane cluster where BH vertices are replaced by N or NR (R stands typically for H or organic substituent). Like many of the related boranes, these clusters are polyhedra and can be classified as closo-, nido-, arachno-, etc..

Within the context of Wade's rules, NR is a 4-electron vertex, and N is a 3-electron vertex. Prominent examples are the charge-neutral nido- (i.e.) and closo- (i.e.).[1]

Azaboranes can also refer to simpler compounds including iminoboranes (RB=NR', where R and R' stand typically for H or organic substituent) and borazines.

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References

  1. P. Paetzold. New Perspectives in Boron-Nitrogen Chemistry-I. 1991. 345–350. 63. Pure Appl. Chem.. 3. 10.1351/pac199163030345. 53659373.