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 '
carboranes' is also well established as the generic name for this class of compound.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1326
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
