Preferred Label : carbaboranes;
IUPAC definition : A class of boron compound of general formula [(CH) sub i a /i /sub (BH) sub i m
/i /sub H sub i b /i /sub ] sup i c /i /sup where i c /i can be positive,
negative or zero. The CH groups occupy polyhedron vertices, and other hydrogen atoms
are either bridging or terminal.;
Scope note : the contraction carboranes is also well established as the generic name for this class
of compound.;
Origin ID : C00802;
See also
A class of boron compound of general formula [(CH) sub i a /i /sub (BH) sub i m
/i /sub H sub i b /i /sub ] sup i c /i /sup where i c /i can be positive,
negative or zero. The CH groups occupy polyhedron vertices, and other hydrogen atoms
are either bridging or terminal.
