Elusive crystal structure of borylnitrenes finally captured

Chemists have successfully captured the crystal structure of a borylnitrene intermediate for the first time using in situ x-ray crystallography at 100K. This breakthrough allows researchers to study the highly reactive species, which was first predicted to exist over 40 years ago.
Why it matters
This scientific advancement provides new insights into reactive chemical intermediates, potentially aiding future synthetic chemistry applications.
The structure of the elusive borylnitrene
The article is a technical report on a peer-reviewed scientific discovery.
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