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Decaborane
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<p>Decaborane, also called decaborane(14), is the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> <a href="/facts/Boron/Pmwgd7Mf">B</a>10<a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">H</a>14. It is classified as a <a href="/facts/Boranes/wu3RTzUS">borane</a> and more specifically a <a href="/facts/Boron_hydride_cluster/wu3RTzUS">boron hydride cluster</a>. This white crystalline compound is one of the principal boron hydride clusters, both as a reference structure and as a precursor to other boron hydrides. It is toxic and volatile, giving off a foul odor, like that of burnt rubber or chocolate. </p>