They present the results in the journal Nature Synthesis. In the novel molecule, the boron atom is in a linear arrangement with carbon atoms. "In combination with the triple bond, this is about as ...

Boron has only three electrons in its outer shell and can bond with only three of the four surrounding silicon atoms. This leaves one silicon atom with a vacant location in its outer shell ...

Japan is at the forefront of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). It’s the only country to have authorized its clinical use, approving it for the treatment of head and neck cancers in 2020.

However, boron, the smallest element in group 13 ... being monodentate – and accept a pair of electrons from the nickel atom.” The resulting complex had what is known as square-planar geometry.