Magnesium diboride (MgB2) is a simple ionic binary compound that has proven to be an inexpensive and useful superconducting material.

Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound with the formula (HOCH2CH2)2O. It is a colorless, practically odorless, poisnous,viscous, hygroscopic liquid with a sweetish taste.

Common borate salts include sodium metaborate, NaBO2, and sodium tetraborate, Na2B4O7, which is usually encountered as borax the so-called decahydrate, and actually contains the hydroxoborate ion, B4O5(OH)4 2− and is formulated Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O.

Triethylene glycol, TEG, or triglycol is a colorless odorless viscous liquid with molecular formula HOCH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH. It is used as a plasticizer for vinyl. It is also used in air sanitizer products, such as "Oust" or "Clean and Pure.