borane

[ bawr-eyn, bohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .

borane

/ ˈbɔːreɪn /

noun

1. any compound of boron and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of other boron compounds and as high-energy fuels

Word History and Origins

Origin of borane¹

< German Boran (1916); boron, -ane

Word History and Origins

Origin of borane¹

C20: from bor ( on ) + -ane

Example Sentences

This polymerization system, which is based on an acridine dye, stabilizers, and a borane compound, was the first to overcome the "300-nanometer ceiling," the size limit of UV and blue-light-driven polymerization in a dispersed medium.

From Science Daily

Copper-catalyzed B–H bond insertion reaction: a highly efficient and enantioselective C–B bond-forming reaction with amine–borane and phosphine–borane adducts.

From Nature

Some people call it “banana borane.”

From Scientific American

But Douglas Mayor Ray Borane thinks this would raise tensions between the U.S. and Mexico and lead to more deaths.

From Time Magazine Archive

That discovery led to his finding that borane molecules were polyhedral, or many sided, and to a new understanding of how a host of new chemical compounds could be constructed.

From Time Magazine Archive