Template:Did you know nominations/Tetramethyldiborane
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The result was: promoted by Keilana (talk) 18:51, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
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Tetramethyldiborane, Trimethyldiborane, Methyldiborane, Dimethyldiborane[edit]
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- ... that methyldiboranes such as methyldiborane, dimethyldiborane, trimethyldiborane and tetramethyldiborane are pyrophoric, bursting into flame on exposure to air?
- Reviewed: V380 Orionis, McKensie Garber, South Slavic Bible Institute, Howard Wiest
- Comment:
Moved to mainspace by Graeme Bartlett (talk). Self-nominated at 02:39, 17 August 2015 (UTC).
These four articles are new enough and long enough. The hook facts have inline citations, the articles are neutral and within policy. In the spot checks I made I found no evidence of close paraphrasing. Its a bit complex, but as I understand it, Tetramethyldiborane exists as a dimer of Dimethyldiborane, so when the source states that the latter spontaneously ignites when exposed to the atmosphere, the same must be true of Tetramethyldiborane. Please correct me if I misunderstood this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:49, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
