Since boron compounds are generally nontoxic, this approach has been widely adopted.

Boron compounds were known thousands of years ago.

Borax can also be produced synthetically from other boron compounds.

Several boron compounds are known for their extreme hardness and toughness.

It is a useful Lewis acid and a versatile building block for other boron compounds.

Some boron compounds show promise in treating arthritis, though none have as yet been generally approved for the purpose.

Thus, boron compounds are often regarded as electron-deficient solids.

They frequently include boron compounds, cellulose, lignin and other plant extracts.

Later, he discovered that boron compounds could also be enlisted in synthesizing carbon-containing molecules.

Like all boron compounds, alkyl borates burn with a characteristic green flame.

Boron compounds are used in silica-based glasses and ceramics to give them resistance to thermal shock.

Despite its name, "Borateem" laundry bleach no longer contains borax or other boron compounds.

The habitat of the Andean Flamingo is rich in boron compounds, specifically borax.

Werheit et al. reviewed Raman spectra of numerous icosahedron-based boron compounds.

Lithium and strontium are red, sodium is bright yellow, copper and boron compounds are blue or green.

Three-center two-electron bonds are seen in many boron compounds, such as diborane (BH).

Other common boron compounds include borax, boric oxide, boric acid, and borates.

Note that scandium has many unique boron compounds, as shown in figure 2, because of the much smaller ionic radius compared with other rare-earth elements.

However, despite its name, "Borateem" laundry bleach no longer contains any boron compounds, using sodium percarbonate instead as a bleaching agent.

Several boron compounds, especially the oxides, have unique and valuable properties that have led to their substitution for other materials that are less useful.

Triethylborane is strongly pyrophoric, igniting spontaneously in air, burning with an apple-green flame characteristic for boron compounds.

Small amounts of boron compounds play a strengthening role in the cell walls of all plants, making boron necessary in soils.

The major industrial-scale uses of boron compounds are in sodium perborate bleaches, and the borax component of fiberglass insulation.

Because simple boron compounds burn with a characteristic green flame, the nickname for this fuel in the U.S. industry was "Green Dragon".

The production of boron compounds does not involve formation of elemental boron, but exploits the convenient availability of borates.