Talk:Diphosphadiboretanes

Confusion about the topic

Part of the article is about structures that have one substituent (or H) on each boron, giving boron-anions as a result of a "fourth" bond to the other boron or a non-bonded electron (boron radical). But other parts have two subtituents (or H) on each boron (or a double-bonded substituent), giving boron-anions as a result of four discrete bonds. What is the actual parent compound here? DMacks (talk) 04:38, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Both structures (di-substituted and mono-substituted/B-B bond) have been referred to as diphosphadiboretanes in past literature. Seems like the term has broadly been used to describe any B₂P₂ core structure. Recently, the first structure has been referred to as a diphosphadiboretanediyl, which may be more appropriate and provide some clarity. Ngin227 (talk) 19:58, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]