Boron compounds

Boron (III) trifluoride structure, showing "empty" boron p orbital in pi-type coordinate covalent bonds

Boron compounds are compounds containing the element boron. In the most familiar compounds, boron has the formal oxidation state +3. These include oxides, sulfides, nitrides, and halides.^[1]

^ Holleman, Arnold F.; Wiberg, Egon; Wiberg, Nils (1985). "Bor". Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie (in German) (91–100 ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 814–864. ISBN 978-3-11-007511-3.

[HollemanAF-1] Holleman, Arnold F.; Wiberg, Egon; Wiberg, Nils (1985). "Bor". Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie (in German) (91–100 ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 814–864. ISBN 978-3-11-007511-3.

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