decaborane

· Decaborane, also called decaborane(14), is the borane with the chemical formula B10H14. This white crystalline compound is one of the principal boron hydride clusters, both as a reference structure and as a precursor to other boron hydrides. It is toxic and volatile, with a chocolate-like odor. 

· Decaborane, B10H14, is one of several stable binary boron–hydrogen compounds. It was first synthesized in 1962 by the pyrolysis of B2H6. It has the characteristic musty odor of boron hydrides; and, like the others, it is toxic to the central nervous system. It has been used for implanting boron in semiconductors, as a polymerization catalyst, and as a rocket fuel additive.

· Decaborane is used as a fuel for aneutronic fusion. It is also used in the preparation of vinyl decaborane as well as in the preparation of semiconductors that have low energy ion implantation. It is widely used in rocket propellants and serves as a catalyst in olefin polymerization reactions. It is a reactant for the preparation of carborane-conjugated quinoline carboxamide ligands of translocator protein for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).