borinene

English

Noun

borinene (countable and uncountable, plural borinenes)

1. (organic chemistry) An alkene that includes a benzene ring with one of the carbon atoms replaced by a boron atom.
   • 2007, E. W. Abel, F. G. A. Stone, Organometallic Chemistry, volume 14, page 29:

     With di-tert-butylacetylene the actual borinene is isolated in conjunction with the corresponding 1,3-diboretene.

   • 2012, Donald S. Matteson, Stereodirected Synthesis with Organoboranes, page 96:

     Thus, at 135°C, 223 cyclizes with loss of propene to the borinene 229, which then rearranges to other products.