Borinium ions are difficult to isolate due to the extreme electron deficiency of the boron atom. Now, a unique two-coordinate linear dimesitylborinium cation has been synthesized that impresses with extraordinary Lewis acidity and oxophilicity.
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Reus, C., Wagner, M. Boron served straight up. Nature Chem 6, 466–467 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1953
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