Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a series of boron-hydrogen compounds, especially a reactive gaseous molecule, BH3, that is the simplest binary compound of boron and hydrogen.
- noun A derivative of such a compound.
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- noun inorganic chemistry Any
binary compound ofboron andhydrogen .
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Examples
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The name borane is the collective term for compounds of hydrogen with boron, the latter element forming part of among other things boric acid and borax.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech 1976
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The early research in borane chemistry is best summarized in my book "Boron Hydrides" (W.A. Benjamin, Inc., 1963), although most of this and late work is in several scientific journals.
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Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved.
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The press release issued by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in awarding the Nobel Prize to Dr. Lipscomb, stated it was not until Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved...
James M. Gentile: The Pivotal Role of the Scientist-Educator James M. Gentile 2011
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The press release issued by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in awarding the Nobel Prize to Dr. Lipscomb, stated it was not until Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved...
James M. Gentile: The Pivotal Role of the Scientist-Educator James M. Gentile 2011
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The reagent is first reacted with borane (BH3) which can then reduce a carbonyl group to an alcohol.
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This has contributed to a marked development of preparative borane chemistry.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech 1976
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The legend ran: "Can you remember ever having seen a borane, Gustav?"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech 1976
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Gustav and his wife certainly had never seen a borane.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech 1976
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A new type of bond, where two electrons co-operate in binding three atoms together, and which thus can master this electron deficiency, was proposed in 1949 but it was not until the researches of Lipscomb from 1954 and onwards that the problems of borane chemistry could begin to be solved satisfactorily.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech 1976
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