Boratabenzene

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Structure of Rh(C₈H₁₂)(η⁶-C₅H₅BH).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Boratabenzene, sometimes called borinate, is the heteroaromatic anion with the formula [C₅H₅BH]⁻.

Derivatives of boratabenzene are ligands akin to cyclopentadienyl anion. sandwich or half-sandwich type complexes of many transition metals have been reported.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The 1-methyl and 1-phenyl borinates can form some of the few organo-thallium(I) compounds.<ref name="Janiac">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Electronically related heterocycles are adducts of the notional borabenzene. The adduct C₅H₅B·pyridine exhibits properties of boratabenzene anion, i.e., it has the character C₅H₅B⁻-N⁺C₅H₅.

See also

• borabenzene, silabenzene, germabenzene, stannabenzene, pyridine, phosphorine, arsabenzene, bismabenzene, pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, telluropyrylium
• Borazine

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