Abstract

Enos Masheija Kiremire

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/300317

A table of hydroborane families has been created. The table links boranes of different families(homologous series) and members of the same family based on k number. The table is useful deducing straight away whether a borane( molecular formula) is closo, nido or arachno or something else. The table also indicates that boranes are formed according to natural periodic function (arithmetical progression). The empirical formula utilized is extremely versatile, simple and based on the principle of Nobel gas configuration. It could be used in both simple and complex boranes and carboranes. The closo members which portray characteristic shapes also have characteristic k₁ numbers.

Numerical Sequence; hydroborane; number

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