title: [BH(3)C(NO(2))(3)](-) : the first room-temperature stable (trinitromethyl)borate.
abstract: The marriage of fire and water: The strongly oxidizing trinitromethyl and strongly reducing BH3 groups were successfully combined for the first time in the novel [BH3 C(NO2 )3 ](-) ion. The stability at room temperature of the new (trinitromethyl)borate is in sharp contrast to the behavior of [BCl3 C(NO2 )3 ](-) , which already decomposes at -20 °C.
authors.affiliation: Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661 (USA).
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bélanger-Chabot
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahm
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haiges
authors.forename: Karl O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Christe
keywords: borates; energetic materials; nitroformate; propellants; trinitromethyl