borate

(noun)

A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.

Related Terms

  • spallation
  • isoelectronic
  • Boron
  • metalloid

Examples of borate in the following topics:

  • Borates: Boron-Oxygen Compounds

    • Borates are the name for a large number of boron-containing oxoanions.
    • The term may also more loosely refer to chemical compounds which contain borate anions.
    • Borates are the form in which boron most often occurs in nature, mainly as borate minerals and borosilicates.
    • The incomplete octet means that Borates act as Lewis acids.
    • Both trigonal and tetrahedral units can co-exist in a complex borate, such as the anion in borax.
  • Elemental Boron

    • On Earth, boron is concentrated by the water-solubility of its more common naturally-occurring compounds, the borate minerals.
    • Borates have low toxicity for mammals (similar to table salt), but are more toxic to arthropods and have been used as insecticides.
  • Addition of Lewis Acids (Electrophilic Reagents)

    • These reactions are seldom discussed in detail; however, it is worth noting that the mercury moiety is reduced to metallic mercury by borohydride (probably by way of radical intermediates), and boron is oxidized to borate by the alkaline peroxide.
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