Tetrahydroxydiboron

Tetrahydroxydiboron
Names
IUPAC name
Hypoboric acid[1]
Other names
(Dihydroxyboranyl)boronic acid
Hypoboric acid
Hypodiboric acid
Sub-boric acid (Unterborsäure in German)
1,1,2,2-Tetrahydroxydiborane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/B2H4O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h3-6H
    Key: SKOWZLGOFVSKLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • B(B(O)O)(O)O
Properties
B2H4O4
Molar mass 89.65 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder
Density 1.657
very soluble
Solubility ethanol, DMF, DMSO, DMA
Structure
monoclinic P21/c
Thermochemistry
125.46 J K−1 mol−1
−1410.43 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
H302, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Diborane
Diboron tetrafluoride
Bis(pinacolato)diboron
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tetrahydroxydiboron is a chemical reagent which can be used to prepare boronic acids.[2]

  1. ^ "Hypodiboric acid". IUPAC.
  2. ^ Little, Sarah; Trice, Jane (2001). "Tetrahydroxydiboron". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289x.rn01181. ISBN 9780470842898.