vessel to reduce recycling of particles and impurities into the plasma and improve overall performance. Decaborane was also developed as an additive to special high-performance rocket fuels. Its derivates were investigated as well, e.g. ethyl decaborane. Decaborane is an effective reagent for the reductive amination of ketones and aldehydes. Safety Decaborane, like pentaborane, is a powerful toxin affecting the central nervous system, although decaborane is less toxic than pentaborane. It can be absorbed through skin. Purification by sublimation require a dynamic vacuum to remove evolved gases. Crude samples explode near 100 °C. It forms an explosive mixture with carbon tetrachloride, which caused an often-mentioned explosion in a manufacturing facility. References Further reading Boranes Rocket fuels Foul-smelling chemicals