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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)

Quality Level

200

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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Coördination compounds of boron trichloride; systems with methyl chloride and ethyl chloride.
D R MARTIN et al.
The Journal of physical chemistry, 50(5), 422-427 (1946-09-01)
Coordination compounds of boron trichloride; systems with the propyl chlorides.
D R MARTIN et al.
The Journal of physical and colloid chemistry, 51(2), 425-430 (1947-03-01)
K C Ting et al.
Journal of AOAC International, 81(1), 93-98 (1998-03-21)
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) residues in fresh produce is officially analyzed as its methyl ester form by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD). Because of safety concerns with diazomethane, the reagent used to form methyl esters, a less toxic and
Lei Zhang et al.
Journal of combinatorial chemistry, 8(3), 361-367 (2006-05-09)
A novel and efficient microwave-assisted, BCl(3) mediated coupling reaction to synthesize o-(hydroxyaryl)(aryl)methanone structures from phenols and acyl chlorides is described. This reaction was further incorporated into a two-step synthesis of biologically interesting xanthones.
Stéphanie Desvergnes et al.
Organic letters, 10(14), 2967-2970 (2008-06-24)
A general method to prepare a new class of carbohydrate-derived, enantiomerically pure polyhydroxypyrroline N-oxides from their alkoxy (protected) derivatives is presented. Boron trichloride is shown to cleave efficiently benzyl ethers and ketals without affecting the imine N-oxide functionality of nitrones.
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