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Sigma-Aldrich

Boron trifluoride methyl etherate

technical, ~60% BF3 basis

Synonym(s):

(Dimethyl ether)trifluoroboron

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Linear Formula:
BF3 · O(CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
113.87
Beilstein:
3613739
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

technical

autoignition temp.

455 °F

expl. lim.

21.6 %

concentration

~60% (BF3)

refractive index

n20/D 1.308 (lit.)

bp

126-127 °C (lit.)

mp

−15 °C (lit.)

density

1.239 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C2H6BF3O/c1-7(2)3(4,5)6/h1-2H3

InChI key

FOWZWMGLMYVYDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reactant or reagent involved in:
  • Deconvoluting the chemical reaction kinetics of platinum-silver ligand exchange
  • Synthesis of neurogenic ganglioside LLG-3 from starfish via glycosylation reactions
  • Synthesis of peloruside via lactonization and relay ring-closing metathesis cyclization
  • FRET for monitoring Pd-catalyzed nucleophilic allylic substitution reactions
  • Single molecuel imaging of fluorophore-tagged palldium(II) complexes
  • β-elimination and rearrangement reactions for synthesis of exocyclic vinyl ethers

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