Borinic acid

Borinic acid, also known as boronous acid, is an oxyacid of boron with formula H
2BOH. Borinate is the associated anion of borinic acid with formula H
2BO−
; however, being a Lewis acid, the form in basic solution is H
2B(OH)−
2. Borinic acids (containing RR'BOH) and borinic esters (RR'BOR") also refer to the families of compounds derived from the parent by replacing hydrogen atoms with more general organyl groups. Their primary application is in academic research.

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