The disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an organoboron salt, the method comprising reacting an ionic
boron-
oxygen compound, wherein the ionic
boron-
oxygen compound is one or more selected from the group consisting of
borax or a
hydrate thereof, with a base and one or more compounds according to formula (II), R-OH, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of C(1-12)
alkyl and C(6-10)
aryl, each optionally substituted with one or more
halogen, hydroxyl and / or C(1-4)alkoxy, in a total amount of at least 4.0 moles of the compound according to formula (II) per mole of
boron in the ionic boron-
oxygen compound, at a temperature of at least 20 °C, wherein water is removed during the reacting, thereby forming the organoboron salt, wherein the organoboron salt is a compound according to formula (I), X-[B-(OR)4]n, wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C(1-12)
alkyl and C(6-10)
aryl, each optionally substituted with one or more
halogen, hydroxyl and / or C(1-4)alkoxy, and wherein X is a monovalent cation and n is 1, X is a
divalent cation and n is 2, or X is a trivalent cation and n is 3.