However, boron, the smallest element in group 13, has only been shown to do this with the support of additional ligands that help approach metals to the boron center.

Researchers from The University of Osaka report a new class of transition metal complexes with direct nickel-boron bonds without additional support Osaka, Japan – The arrangement of small ...

Long ago, a global search for borane superfuels led fortuitously to the discovery of carboranes. Ken Wade recalls his own undistinguished part in the space race, and notes how carboranes ...