title: Borinium, borenium, and boronium ions: synthesis, reactivity, and applications.
abstract: Boron cations are elusive and highly electrophilic species that play a key role in the chemistry of boron. Despite early interest in the chemistry of boron cations, until recently they have largely remained chemical curiosities. However, hints at harnessing their potential as potent electrophiles have begun to appear and developments in weakly coordinating anion technology suggest that this is an area of research that is ripe for exploration. It has been nearly 20 years since the last major review on boron cations; herein we summarize the progress in the area since that time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada. wpiers@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Warren E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Piers
authors.forename: Sara C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bourke
authors.forename: Korey D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Conroy
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002412:Cations; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D002412:Cations