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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:
10294-34-5
Molecular Weight:
117.17
MDL number:
MFCD00011313
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24861323
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

EUH014

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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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
Robert Winker et al.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 81(4), 423-428 (2007-07-27)
To examine whether semiconductor workers exposed to complex mixtures of chemical waste show an increase in genotoxic effects, and, if so, whether occupational safety measures protect these workers. To assess chemical exposure in the workplace, air monitoring of boron trifluoride
Dean Marković et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 16(20), 5969-5975 (2010-04-17)
The first ene reactions of SO(2) and unfunctionalized alkenes are reported. Calculations suggest that the endergonic ene reactions of SO(2) with alkenes can be used to generate beta,gamma-unsaturated sulfinyl and sulfonyl compounds. Indeed, in the presence of one equivalent of
Guillaume Reinisch et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(18), 4786-4797 (2011-04-16)
We report on a theoretical study of the gas-phase decomposition of boron trichloride in the presence of hydrogen radicals using ab initio energetic calculations coupled to TST, RRKM, and VTST-VRC kinetic calculations. In particular, we present an addition-elimination mechanism (BCl(3)
C Matthäus et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 57(3), 521-534 (2001-04-13)
A method for expressing quantitatively the vibrational normal modes of a molecule in a basis set consisting of the normal vibrations (plus translations and rotations) of its constituent fragments is presented. The method is illustrated by describing the vibrational modes
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