“…Boron hydrides, for example, are efficiently rationalized by following specific electron counting rules. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Interest in boron compounds was revitalized in recent years, motivated by their promising applications in different technologies. For example, as candidates for super hard materials, semiconductors, nanomaterials, and biological compounds with antiseptic, antiviral, antitumor, and antifungal properties.…”