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Polyhedral Boranes as Superacids
Contributed by: Bingham
  • 1. What are polyhedral boranes?
A) Chain compounds of boron
B) Cluster compounds of boron and hydrogen
C) Ionic compounds of boron
D) Metallic compounds of boron
  • 2. What role do polyhedral boranes play in organic synthesis?
A) They act as radical initiators
B) They are inert in organic reactions
C) They are only used as solvents
D) They can be used as catalysts or reagents
  • 3. What is the most widely studied class of polyhedral boranes?
A) Fluoroboranes
B) Iodoboranes
C) Boronates
D) Carboranes
  • 4. Which property contributes to the thermal stability of polyhedral boranes?
A) High reactivity with water
B) Lone pair availability on boron atoms
C) Presence of double bonds
D) The cage-like structure
  • 5. Which element is typically found at the center of most polyhedral boranes?
A) Sulfur
B) Carbon
C) Boron
D) Nitrogen
  • 6. What is the origin of the term 'carborane'?
A) Carboxylic acid and boron
B) Carbide and boron
C) Carbon and boron
D) Carbohydrate and boron
  • 7. Which Nobel Prize-winning scientist contributed significantly to the study of boranes?
A) Marie Curie
B) Albert Einstein
C) Herbert C. Brown
D) Nikola Tesla
  • 8. What role do fluorinated polyhedral boranes play in MRI contrast agents?
A) They enhance contrast in MRI imaging
B) They cause interference in MRI imaging
C) They reduce contrast in MRI imaging
D) They have no effect on MRI imaging
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