[HN Gopher] Structure of elusive boron monoxide finally determin...
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       Structure of elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83
       years
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 42 points
       Date   : 2023-07-19 15:13 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (phys.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (phys.org)
        
       | nickt wrote:
       | The article didn't really explain the significance of this
       | discovery. Wikipedia has a decent article on "Single Layer
       | Materials" [1], quoting, "The major expectation held amongst
       | researchers is that given their exceptional properties, 2D
       | materials will replace conventional semiconductors to deliver a
       | new generation of electronics."
       | 
       | [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-layer_materials
        
       | mikhailfranco wrote:
       | A lot of verbiage not describing the structure of BO. How about a
       | diagram? Just one. Please.
        
         | formerly_proven wrote:
         | See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron_monoxide
        
           | Someone wrote:
           | Also, the image of an archaeologist dusting of a molecule in
           | the article shows the structure.
        
       | esafak wrote:
       | What are its uses?
        
       | ArchOversight wrote:
       | To be honest, I was kind of hoping this was another "Things I
       | won't work with" post from Derek Lowe in which he makes a fun
       | story about how they figured this out while explaining why he
       | would never in a million years get near the resulting product.
       | 
       | For those that haven't read his amusing posts:
       | 
       | https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...
       | 
       | https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...
        
         | Calamitous wrote:
         | I love his work. It's filled with these pithy little gems:
         | 
         | > I'd call for all the chemists who've ever worked with a
         | hexanitro compound to raise their hands, but that might be
         | assuming too much about the limb-to-chemist ratio.
        
           | pavel_lishin wrote:
           | > _It 's a liquid with a boiling point of around 80 C, and
           | I'd like to shake the hand of whoever determined that
           | property, assuming he has one left._
        
           | Natsu wrote:
           | > Stabilized or not, I still won't get near it. For one
           | thing, I'm a drug discovery chemist, and if you think a
           | structure like this is going to be a drug, then you must be
           | on some strong ones yourself.
        
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