borazine

Also known as s-triazaborane, hexahydro-s-triazaborine, borazole, cyclotriborazane

Borazine, also known as borazole, inorganic benzene, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula B3H6N3. In this cyclic compound, the three BH units and three NH units alternate. The compound is isoelectronic and isostructural with benzene. For this reason borazine is sometimes referred to as “inorganic benzene”. Like benzene, borazine is a colourless liquid with an aromatic odor.

Chemical data

Formula: B3H6N3
Molecular weight: 80.5 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1,3,5,2,4,6-triazatriborinane
SMILES: B1NBNBN1
InChIKey: BGECDVWSWDRFSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 36.1 Å²
H-bond donors: 3
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Synthesis
Structure
Aromaticity
Natural bond orbitals (NBO)
Electron localization function (ELF)
Reactivity
Hydrolysis
Polymerization
With hydrogen halides and halogens
Ceramic precursor
Related compounds
See also
Further reading
References
Further reading
External links

== Synthesis == The compound was reported in 1926 by the chemists Alfred Stock and Erich Pohland by a reaction of diborane with ammonia.

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