Pyridine derivatives of laser borane

Pyridine derivatives of laser borane

Reaction of the laser borane anti-B18H22 with pyridine in neutral solvents gives sparingly soluble B16H18-3′,8′-Py2 as the major product (ca. 53 %) and B18H20-6′,9′-Py2 (ca. 15 %) as the minor product, with small quantities of B18H20-8′-Py (ca. 1 %) also being formed....
Fluorescent dragon molecule

Fluorescent dragon molecule

Thermochromic fluorescence from a borane cluster with pyridine „wings“, A new chemical compound, B18H20(NC5H5)2, with an unusual molecular structure that resembles a flying dragon, with a cluster boron hydride body and two unfurled pyridine „wings“, has...
First Borane Laser

First Borane Laser

The discovery of a novel and highly photostable blue laser light emitting material – The first borane laser A team of scientists led by Dr. Michael G. S. Londesborough from the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and...