Name: Decaborane
Other name: Decaborane(14); Boron hydride (B10H14)
CAS: 17702-41-9
EINECS: 241-711-8
MF: B10H14
Name: Decaborane
Other name: Decaborane(14); Boron hydride (B10H14)
CAS: 17702-41-9
EINECS: 241-711-8
MF: B10H14
Name: Decaborane
Other name: Decaborane(14); Boron hydride (B10H14)
CAS: 17702-41-9
EINECS: 241-711-8
MF: B10H14
MW: 122.2
M.P.: 97-98oC
Appearance: white crystal
Purity: 98%min.
Package: 100g, 500g, 1Kg, bulkpackage
Decaborane, also called decaborane(14), is the borane with the chemical formula B10H14. This white crystalline compound is one of the principal boron hydride clusters, both as a reference structure and as a precursor to other boron hydrides.
Decaborane has no significant applications, although the compound has often been investigated.
Decaborane was also developed as an additive to special high-performance rocket fuels. Its derivates were investigated as well, e.g. ethyl decaborane. One patented fuel composition included vinyl decaborane-polyester copolymer. Vinyl decaborane ("dekene") is prepared by reacting decaborane with acetylene.
Decaborane is an effective reagent for the reductive amination of ketones and aldehydes.