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175501

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

synthesis grade, liquid

Synonym(s):

Boron trifluoride ethyl etherate

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Linear Formula:
BF3 · O(C2H5)2
CAS Number:
109-63-7
Molecular Weight:
141.93
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24850505
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
203-689-8
MDL number:
MFCD00013194
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3909607

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Product Name

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate,

InChI key

MZTVMRUDEFSYGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H10BF3O/c1-3-9(4-2)5(6,7)8/h3-4H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CC[O+](CC)[B-](F)(F)F

grade

synthesis grade

vapor density

4.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

4.2 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

expl. lim.

36 %

reaction suitability

core: boron
reagent type: Lewis acid
reagent type: catalyst

refractive index

n20/D 1.344 (lit.)

bp

126-129 °C (lit.)

mp

−58 °C (lit.)

density

1.15 g/mL (lit.)

functional group

ether

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

Sigma-Aldrich

175501

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate purified by redistillation, ≥46.5% BF3 basis

Sigma-Aldrich

216607

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

Boron trifluoride methyl etherate

Sigma-Aldrich

218847

Boron trifluoride methyl etherate

Boron trifluoride dibutyl etherate

Sigma-Aldrich

307912

Boron trifluoride dibutyl etherate

reaction suitability

core: boron, reagent type: catalyst, reagent type: Lewis acid

reaction suitability

-

reaction suitability

core: boron, reagent type: Lewis acid, reagent type: catalyst

reaction suitability

core: boron, reagent type: Lewis acid, reagent type: catalyst

functional group

ether

functional group

ether

functional group

ether

functional group

ether

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-

mp

−58 °C (lit.)

mp

−58 °C (lit.)

mp

−15 °C (lit.)

mp

-

Application

Catalyst used in the preparation of cyclopentyl- and cycloheptyl[b]indoles from aryl cyclopropyl ketones via [3+2] cycloaddition.[1]
Lewis acid reagent with broad application

General description

Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate or boron trifluoride-ether complex is an organic compound widely used as a convenient source of boron trifluoride (BF3) in organic synthesis. It is also used as a Lewis acid for the activation of electrophiles.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

target_organs

Kidney

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

137.3 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

58.5 °C - closed cup

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SDBB3422
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SHBS5619
SDBB1791

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European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 5378-5378 (2006)
Kevin M McQuaid et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(2), 402-403 (2008-12-23)
C-H bond functionalization enables strategically new approaches to the synthesis of complex organic molecules including biologically active compounds, research probes and functional organic materials. To address the shortcomings of transition metal catalyzed processes, we have developed a new approach to
George R Pettit et al.
Journal of natural products, 74(9), 1922-1930 (2011-09-09)
The synthesis of bis-steroidal pyrazines derived from 3-oxo-11,21-dihydroxypregna-4,17(20)-diene (4) and glycosylation of a D-ring side chain with α-L-rhamnose have been summarized. Rearrangement of steroidal pyrazine 10 to 14 was found to occur with boron triflouride etherate. Glycosylation of pyrazine 10
M S F Lie Ken Jie et al.
Chemistry and physics of lipids, 125(2), 93-101 (2003-09-23)
Methyl santalbate (methyl trans-11-octadecen-9-ynoate) from Sandal wood seed oil, Santalbum alum) was epoxidized to methyl trans-11,12-epoxy-octadec-9-ynoate (1). Treatment of compound 1 with tetrabutylammonium dihydrogentrifluoride, and boron trifluoride etherate gave the corresponding anti- (2a) (57%) and syn- (2b) (35%) fluorohydrin derivatives
Hui Xu et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 21(13), 4008-4012 (2011-06-03)
Twenty-one 4α-acyloxy-2-chloropodophyllotoxin derivatives (5a-u), whose C-4 spatial configuration was mainly stereocontrolled by the configuration of C-2 chlorine atom, were unexpectedly prepared by the reaction of 2-chloropodophyllotoxin with carboxylic acids in the presence of BF(3)·Et(2)O. Compared with ordinary esterifications of carboxylic
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