A class of boron compound of general formula
[(CH)a(BH)mHb]c where
c can be positive, negative or zero. The
CH groups occupy polyhedron vertices, and other hydrogen atoms are either bridging or terminal.
Note:
The contraction '@C00849@' 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 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2014-0718)