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Boron trichloride solution

1.0 M in heptane

• Synonym(s): Boron chloride, Trichloroborane
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): BCl₃
• CAS Number: 10294-34-5
• Molecular Weight: 117.17
• MDL number: MFCD00011313
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• PubChem Substance ID: 24861566
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• form: liquid
• Quality Level: 100
• reaction suitability: core: boron; reagent type: Lewis acid; reagent type: catalyst
• concentration: 1.0 M in heptane
• density: 0.74 g/mL at 25 °C
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: ClB(Cl)Cl
• InChI: 1S/BCl3/c2-1(3)4
• InChI key: FAQYAMRNWDIXMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• Boron trichloride, a Lewis acid, is a general reagent for the cleavage of a wide range of ether and acetal protecting groups.
• It is a useful reagent to directly convert aromatic aldehydes to the corresponding gem-dichlorides.
• It can also be used in the transmetallation reaction with less nucleophilic reagents such as tin and zirconium organometallic compounds to synthesize a variety of organoboranes.

For preparing methyl esters of fatty acids and for transesterification of triglycerides.

Packaging

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

Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H225,H300,H304,H314,H331,H336,H360FD,H410
• Precautionary Statements: P210 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3
• Target Organs: Respiratory system
• Supplementary Hazards: EUH014
• Storage Class Code: 3 - Flammable liquids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): 35.6 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 2 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves