| 1. | Diborane is a key boron compound with a variety of applications.
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| 2. | It is much more stable in presence of water than diborane.
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| 3. | It can be formed by heating diborane and methanol gas together.
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| 4. | Methylboranes are also formed by the reaction of diborane and trimethylborane.
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| 5. | Diborane increases the growth rate, but arsine and phosphine decrease it.
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| 6. | Diborane mixes well with air, easily forming explosive mixtures.
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| 7. | Diborane will ignite spontaneously in moist air at room temperature.
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| 8. | Diborane is one of many compounds with such unusual bonding.
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| 9. | Other examples are diborane ( see above ) and methanium ( ).
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| 10. | On heating with diborane, uranium hydride produces uranium boride.
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