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Tetrafluoroboric acid solution

48 wt. % in H2O

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Linear Formula:
HBF4
CAS Number:
16872-11-0
Molecular Weight:
87.81
MDL number:
MFCD00011345
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329752030
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

concentration

46.0-52.0% in NaOH (titration)
48 wt. % in H2O

density

1.4 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

F.FB(F)F

InChI

1S/BF3.FH/c2-1(3)4;/h;1H

InChI key

LEMQFBIYMVUIIG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetrafluoroboric acid is used as a catalyst for the protection and deprotection reactions of various carbohydrates. It participates in the synthesis of 4-sulfonic acid phenyl diazonium tetrafluoroborate, which was required for the preparation of sulfonated graphene (SG).

Application

Tetrafluoroboric acid solution may be used as a catalyst for the hydration of aromatic haloalkynes to α-halomethyl ketones in the absence of metal catalysts. It may also be used the epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) ring opening step of fatty acids preparation.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Tetrafluoroboric acid, an efficient catalyst in carbohydrate protection and deprotection reactions.
Albert R, et al.
Carbohydrate Research, 137, 282-290 (1985)
Polyols and polyurethanes prepared from epoxidized soybean oil ring-opened by polyhydroxy fatty acids with varying OH numbers.
Chen R, et al.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(1) (2015)
Self-assembling sulfonated graphene/polyaniline nanocomposite paper for high performance supercapacitor.
Fan T, et al.
Synthetic Metals, 199, 79-86 (2015)
Metal-free hydration of aromatic haloalkynes to a-halomethyl ketones.
Ye M, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 57(45), 4983-4986 (2016)
Mario Latronico et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 50(8), 3539-3558 (2011-03-19)
The protonation of the phosphinito-bridged Pt(I) complex [(PHCy(2))Pt(μ-PCy(2)){κ(2)P,O-μ-P(O)Cy(2)}Pt(PHCy(2))](Pt-Pt) (1) by aqueous HBF(4) or hydrofluoric acid leads selectively to the hydrido-bridged solvento species syn-[(PHCy(2))(H(2)O)Pt(μ-PCy(2))(μ-H)Pt(PHCy(2)){κP-P(OH)Cy(2)}](Y)(2)(Pt-Pt) ([2-H(2)O]Y(2)) {Y = BF(4), F(HF)(n)} when an excess of acid was used. On standing in halogenated solvents
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