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Polyhedral Boranes as Superacids
  • 1. What are polyhedral boranes?
A) Ionic compounds of boron
B) Metallic compounds of boron
C) Chain compounds of boron
D) Cluster compounds of boron and hydrogen
  • 2. What role do polyhedral boranes play in organic synthesis?
A) They can be used as catalysts or reagents
B) They act as radical initiators
C) They are inert in organic reactions
D) They are only used as solvents
  • 3. What is the most widely studied class of polyhedral boranes?
A) Fluoroboranes
B) Boronates
C) Iodoboranes
D) Carboranes
  • 4. Which element is typically found at the center of most polyhedral boranes?
A) Carbon
B) Nitrogen
C) Boron
D) Sulfur
  • 5. What is the origin of the term 'carborane'?
A) Carbide and boron
B) Carboxylic acid and boron
C) Carbon and boron
D) Carbohydrate and boron
  • 6. What role do fluorinated polyhedral boranes play in MRI contrast agents?
A) They enhance contrast in MRI imaging
B) They have no effect on MRI imaging
C) They reduce contrast in MRI imaging
D) They cause interference in MRI imaging
  • 7. Which Nobel Prize-winning scientist contributed significantly to the study of boranes?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Marie Curie
D) Herbert C. Brown
  • 8. Which property contributes to the thermal stability of polyhedral boranes?
A) Lone pair availability on boron atoms
B) The cage-like structure
C) High reactivity with water
D) Presence of double bonds
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