On the Combustion of 1,6-Dicarba-closo-hexaborane

The ab initio structures and thermodynamic properties of 1,6-dicarba-closo-hexaborane (1,6-C₂B₄H₆) and its isomers support the possibility that at very high combustion temperatures, rearrangement into a higher energy, but more reactive, isomer with an exo-[BH₂] group may precede the actual oxidation process.