New class of monofluoro acylboronates that is stable in air and water
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Boron is the ambivert of atoms. Technically classified as a metalloid, boron can undergo organic reactions, forming covalent bonds like carbon, but it can also form ions resulting in metal-like bonds. Several studies have exploited both of these properties of boron to isolate acylborons, by coordinating the boron to a ligand, similar to a metal-ligand interaction.