trimethylborate

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noun

The compound B(OCH₃)₃, used as a precursor to boronic esters for Suzuki couplings.

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Meanings

nountrimethylborate (usually uncountable, plural trimethylborates)

plural trimethylborates · alternative trimethyl borate

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe compound B(OCH₃)₃, used as a precursor to boronic esters for Suzuki couplings.

Origin

From trimethyl + borate.

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APA

trimethylborate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylborate

MLA

“trimethylborate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylborate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trimethylborate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylborate.

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