The borate fluorides or fluoroborates are compounds containing borate or complex borate ions along with

fluoride Fluoride (). According to this source, is a possible pronunciation in British English. is an inorganic, monatomic anion of fluorine, with the chemical formula (also written ), whose salts are typically white or colorless. Fluoride salts typ ...

ions that form salts with

cation An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

s such as metals. They are in the broader category of

mixed anion compounds Mixed anion compounds, heteroanionic materials or mixed anion materials are chemical compounds containing cations and more than one kind of anion. The compounds contain a single phase, rather than just a mixture. Use in materials science By havin ...

. They are not to be confused with tetrafluoroborates (BF₄) or the fluorooxoborates which have fluorine bonded to boron.

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{{Fluorides Borates Fluorides Mixed anion compounds