Title: carbaboranes
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - carbaboranes
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C00802
Status: current

Definition
A class of boron compound of general formula $\ce{[(CH)_{a}(BH)_{m}H_{b}]^{c}}$ where $c$ can be positive, negative or zero. The $\ce{CH}$ groups occupy polyhedron vertices, and other hydrogen atoms are either bridging or terminal.

Note
The contraction 'carboranes' is also well established as the generic name for this class of compound.

Sources
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1326 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)
- Red Book, 3rd ed., p. 228

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Citation: Citation: 'carbaboranes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C00802
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