carbaboranes

synonym: carboranes
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00802
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 [Terms] [Paper]
Red Book, 3rd ed., p. 228 [Terms]
Citation: 'carbaboranes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00802 RIS BibTex EndNote
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