The compound diborane (b2h6) was at one time considered for use as a rocket fuel. its combustion reaction is b2h6(g) + 3 o2(â) â 2 hbo2(g) + 2 h2o(â) the fact that hbo2, a reactive compound, was produced rather than the relatively inert b2o3 was a factor in the discontinuation of the investigation of the diborane as a fuel. what mass of liquid oxygen (lox) would be needed to burn 106.3 g of b2h6?