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Boron trichloride solution

1.0 M in p-xylene

Synonym(s):

Boron chloride, Trichloroborane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
117.17
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

4.03 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 12.7 °C)

form

liquid

reaction suitability

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

concentration

1.0 M in p-xylene

density

0.901 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

ClB(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/BCl3/c2-1(3)4

InChI key

FAQYAMRNWDIXMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

84.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

29 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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George W Kabalka et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 73(7), 2668-2673 (2008-03-06)
A boron trihalide mediated alkyne-aldehyde coupling reaction leading to stereodefined 1,3,5-triaryl-1,5-dihalo-1,4-pentadienes is described. The study led to the discovery of a direct substitution of hydroxyl groups by stereodefined alkenyl moieties using alkenylboron dihalides. During the investigation, it was also discovered
Juan Xie et al.
Carbohydrate research, 340(3), 481-487 (2005-02-01)
Boron trichloride has been found to promote selective deprotection of 1,2- or 1,3-cis oriented secondary benzyl ethers of per-benzylated C-glycosyl derivatives. The reactivity towards BCl(3) follows the order: C-4>or=C-2>C-6>C-3 for C-glucopyranosyl derivatives and C-3>or=C-4>C-6>C-2 for C-galactopyranosyl derivatives. Preparatively useful selective
Lei Zhang et al.
Journal of combinatorial chemistry, 7(4), 622-626 (2005-07-12)
A novel and efficient microwave-assisted, BCl3-mediated coupling reaction to synthesize salicylamide structures from phenols and isocyanates is described.
Jayaraman Selvakumar et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 8(18), 4056-4058 (2010-07-29)
Isoindoloisoquinalinone, pyrroloisoquinolinone and benzo[a]quinolizinone units are constructed via intramolecular cyclization of the methoxy substituted N-phenethylimides using BBr(3).
Warwick J Belcher et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (12)(12), 1602-1614 (2008-03-13)
The reactions of boron halides with free base porphyrins under conditions where partial hydrolysis of the boron halides can occur give diboron porphyrin complexes containing BOB moieties in which each boron is bonded to two porphyrin nitrogen atoms. BF(3).OEt(2) with

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