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Chemists discover and isolate a new boron–oxygen molecule

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Researchers from MIT have synthesized and isolated a new boron-oxygen molecule called a dioxaborirane. The molecule is notable for being created at room temperature and demonstrating the ability to either donate oxygen atoms or react with carbon dioxide.

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Chemists discover and isolate a new boron–oxygen molecule Stephanie Baum Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Oxygen is a cornerstone of chemistry, largely because it is so good at building the organic molecules that make up our world.

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Some oxygen-based compounds called peroxides are famous for being highly reactive—they act like oxygen delivery trucks, transferring atoms to other molecules.

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Researchers from MIT have synthesized and isolated a new boron-oxygen molecule called a dioxaborirane. The molecule is notable for being created at room temperature and demonstrating the ability to either donate oxygen atoms or react with carbon dioxide.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-chemists-isolate-boronoxygen-molecule.html

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Claim 1: “Using advanced tools such as crystallography and computational modeling, the team proved the existence of a highly strained, three-member ring made of one boron and two oxygen atoms.”
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Claim 2: “This molecule, called a dioxaborirane, represents a major advance in a field where such structures were long-proposed, but considered too unstable to actually isolate.”
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The evidence explicitly identifies the molecule as a 'dioxaborirane' and states it represents a breakthrough in a field where such structures were long-proposed but considered too unstable to isolate.
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web search NEUTRAL — MIT chemists discovered a new type of peroxide containing boron. The molecule, called a dioxaborirane, represents a breakthrough in a field where such structures were long-proposed but considered too …
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-chemists-discover-isolate-boro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Whilst dioxaborirane is a plausible reactive species for the hydrogen peroxide–borate system in alkaline conditions, it does present a problem in terms of analysis of the kinetic data since the equili…
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2013/ob/c2ob2684…
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Claim 3: “In a study published in Nature Chemistry, researchers from the labs of MIT professors Christopher C. Cummins and Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. have revealed a brand-new type of peroxide containing boron.”
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Two independent web search results from MIT-related sources confirm that researchers from the labs of professors Christopher C. Cummins and Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. published a study in Nature Chemistry about a new boron-containing peroxide.
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web search NEUTRAL — In an open-access study published April 24 in Nature Chemistry, researchers from the labs of MIT professors Christopher C. Cummins and Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. have revealed a brand-new type of peroxid…
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-chemists-discover-isolate-boro…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a study recently published in Nature Chemistry, researchers from the labs of Professor Christopher C. Cummins and Professor Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. have revealed a brand-new type of peroxide contai…
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web search NEUTRAL — published in a journal from Tel Aviv University’s Institute of Archaeology.
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Claim 4: “Depending on its electrical charge, it acts in two very different ways: The builder: It can donate oxygen atoms to help construct new chemical compounds. The trapper: It can react with carbon dioxide”
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A LinkedIn source detailing the Nature Chemistry research explicitly states that neutral species behave as electrophilic oxygen-atom donors and anionic analogues are nucleophilic and react with carbon dioxide.
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Claim 5: “Chonghe Zhang et al, Reactions of diazoboranes with oxygen enables the synthesis and isolation of dioxaboriranes, Nature Chemistry (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02120-x”
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Claim 6: “Dioxaborirane forms when a specially engineered boron molecule reacts with oxygen gas.”
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Multiple sources confirm the synthesis involves the reaction of boron molecules (specifically diazoboranes) with oxygen gas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dioxaborirane forms when a specially engineered boron molecule reacts with oxygen gas.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-chemists-discover-isolate-boro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Traditional boron compounds, including boranes and boronic acids, have found extensive use in organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and medicinal chemistry. However, the discovery of new boron-contain…
https://bioengineer.org/diazoboranes-react-with-oxygen-to-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chonghe has synthesized a series of unusual boron-O2 compounds, formed by N2 exchange from our neutral and anionic diazoboranes!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robert-j-gilliard-jr-a4a02a38…
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Claim 7: “the reaction happens almost instantly at room temperature.”
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While sources confirm the reaction occurs and the resulting molecule is highly reactive, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly state that the reaction happens 'almost instantly at room temperature'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The formation of dioxaboriranes represents a significant synthetic milestone, given the challenges posed by the reactivity and instability of such heterocyclic three-membered rings.Reactions of diazob…
https://bioengineer.org/diazoboranes-react-with-oxygen-to-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — These compounds exhibit distinct reactivity: the neutral species behave as electrophilic oxygen-atom donors, whereas the anionic analogue is nucleophilic and reacts with carbon dioxide.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hence, even though dioxaborirane is likely to be present in very low concentrations, it is still sufficiently reactive for overall rate enhancements to be observed for this system. This is the first l…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21881663/
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