It was among the family of boranes developed as missile and jet propellants by both the U.S. and the former Soviet Union until new fuels came along in the 1950s.

• 1950年代之前还没有新的替代燃料，美国及前苏联都曾持续发展和它相关的硼烷类，用在飞弹及喷射机的推进剂。