Taming Molecular Boron Nitride through a Tandem Donor-Acceptor Stabilization/Arene Release Strategy.
Boron nitride (BN) is a highly reactive 8 valence electron diatomic molecule, unstable under ambient conditions; however, at temperatures >900 °C, ceramic (BN)n polymorphs can be prepared. Isoelectronic to carbon isosteres such as diamond, graphite, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), (BN)n polymorphs exhibit remarkably diffe...