It is a compound of B, N and H. It is a colourless liquid and is also called inorganic benzene.
180oC
2B2H6 + 6NH3 ———→ 2B3N3H6 + 12H2.
It has a six membered ring of alternating B and N atoms, each is further linked to a H- atom.

(vi) Boron nitride (BN)
It is prepared by treating BCI3
with an excess of NH3 and pyrolysing the resulting mixture in an atmosphere of NH3 at 750°C,
750oC
BCI3 + NH3 ——→ [ H3N ——→ BCI3 ] ——→ BN + 3HCI.
Excess NH3
It is a colourless, good insulator, diamagnetic and almost unreactive solid.
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