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Triple Bond Formed Between Boron and Carbon for the First Time. (www.uni-wuerzburg.de)

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Researchers from the University of Würzburg are opening up new horizons in chemistry: They present the world's first triple bond between the atoms boron and carbon.

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[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think triple bond means extra stability in all cases. Often its like flex taped something bulky into small area which is going to explode.. One of the triple bond may easily break and show reactivity.

Don't trust me I ain't chemist but extra stability is seen on N~2~ but not on C-C bonds IIRC

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

C-C triple bonds are also pretty stable, e.g. acetylene and other alkynes. C-B bonds on the other hand... I don't recall ever coming across one before today.

[–] TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Bond strength isn't necessarily a measure of bond reactivity. Triple bonds are often quite reactive, and in certain contexts they're incredibly unstable and have unusual reactivity - see "benzyne"

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Are benzynes really a triple bond, though, or are they more like a double bond with a "+" charge on one carbon and a "-" charge on the other?