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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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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 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?