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Boric acid

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., buffer substance, ≥99.8%

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Linear Formula:
H3BO3
CAS Number:
10043-35-3
Molecular Weight:
61.83
EC Number:
233-139-2
MDL number:
MFCD00011337
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
eCl@ss:
38120104
PubChem Substance ID:
329753669
NACRES:
NA.21
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grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

200

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor pressure

2.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.8%

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤0.005% insoluble in methanol
≤0.05% with methanol-HCl non-volat. matter

pH

3.6-4.0 (20 °C, 4%)

mp

160 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.440 g/cm3

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤3 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

OB(O)O

InChI

1S/BH3O3/c2-1(3)4/h2-4H

InChI key

KGBXLFKZBHKPEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Boric acid can be used as a Lewis acid catalyst in organic synthesis to facilitate various organic reactions, including dehydration, hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and condensation reactions. It produces different borate anions and salts and can react with alcohols to produce borate esters. It is also used as a buffering agent and pH adjuster.
Boric acid is a very weak acid, having pH in the range of 3.6-4.0. Coulometric method for the determination of boric acid has been reported.[1]

Application

Boric acid can be used as a precursor to synthesize boron carbon oxynitride thin films by the atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) method using carbon-rich methane and nitrogen-rich ammonia.

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Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Catanzaro EJ, et al.
Boric Acid: Isotopic and Assay Standard Reference Materials, 1-1 (1970)
L Romano et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 55(1), 110-114 (2004-12-03)
There is very little information, to date, on the antifungal activity of bergamot oil. In this study, we investigated the in vitro activity of three bergamot oils (natural essence, furocoumarin-free extract and distilled extract) against clinically relevant Candida species. We
One-pot synthesis of 3, 4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones using boric acid as catalyst.
Tu S, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 44(32), 6153-6155 (2003)
L Charlet Bhami et al.
Journal of vector borne diseases, 52(2), 147-152 (2015-06-30)
The use of low concentrations of boric acid as a potential and effective control agent for the eggs and immature stages of Aedes aegypti L. and Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) is found to be safe and effective as compared
Albert Serrà et al.
ACS nano, 8(5), 4630-4639 (2014-05-03)
Electrodeposition from microemulsions using ionic liquids is revealed as a green method for synthesizing magnetic alloyed nanoparticles, avoiding the use of aggressive reducing agents. Microemulsions containing droplets of aqueous solution (electrolytic solution containing Pt(IV) and Co(II) ions) in an ionic
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