“…The borata-alkene anions (H2CBR2)– are carbanionic synthons formally representing stabilized α-monoboryl carbanions. 19,20 We described the structures of the isolated negatively charged (H2CBR2)– (RH, CH 3 , C6H5, C6F5, Mes) systems (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) and characterized their electronic and thermodynamic stability 18 based on theoretical ab initio models (QCISD/aug-cc-pVTZ and MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ). The structurally smallest (H2CBH2)– synthon adopts a planar C 2v -symmetry equilibrium structure with the double bond connecting the carbon and boron atoms.…”