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carborane

any chemical compound composed of carbon, boron and hydrogen atoms only and which has a similar structure to boranes
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carborane

Summary

carborane is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. carborane draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #179 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • carborane's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • carborane is a type of heteroborane[4].
  • carborane is a type of boron compound[5].
  • carborane is a type of carbon compound[6].
  • carborane's Commons category is recorded as Carboranes[7].
  • carborane's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carboranes[8].

Why It Matters

carborane draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #179 of 1,029).[2] carborane has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] carborane is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → heteroborane, boron compound, carbon compound
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530029305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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