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Borazine
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<p>Borazine, also known as borazole, inorganic benzene, is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> B3H6N3. In this <a href="/facts/Cyclic_compound/TH2ReKIQ">cyclic compound</a>, the three BH units and three NH units alternate. The compound is <a href="/facts/Isoelectronic/SbzuaI05">isoelectronic</a> and <a href="/facts/Isostructural/xWlgsQ95">isostructural</a> with <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a>. For this reason borazine is sometimes referred to as “inorganic benzene”. Like benzene, borazine is a colourless <a href="/facts/Liquid/t9GkLWzt">liquid</a> with an aromatic odor. </p>