Hexamethylbenzene elimination enables the generation of transient, sterically unhindered multiply bonded boron species
Zhang, Chonghe; Dabringhaus, Philipp; Tra, Bi Youan E.; Gilliard, Robert J.; Cummins, Christopher C.; Chemical Science 16 (2025) 11841–11848; doi:10.1039/D5SC02645H

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 Hexamethylbenzene elimination enables the generation of transient,
 sterically unhindered multiply bonded boron species
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2025-01-10 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-05-19 downloaded from the CCDC.
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
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