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Boric acid

Boric acid
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ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

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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:
329773111
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
ACS reagent
Agency:
suitable for SM 4500 - NH3
suitable for SM 5210
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

Agency

suitable for SM 4500 - NH3
suitable for SM 5210

vapor pressure

2.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.5%

form

powder

technique(s)

PCR: suitable

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble in methanol
≤0.05% Nonvolatile with methanol

mp

160 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.440 g/cm3

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Fe: ≤0.001%
heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP)

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 is a weak monobasic Lewis acid(electron pair acceptor), which finds application in the areas of glass making, fire retardant, lubrication agent, buffer, and neutron absorber.

Application

Boric acid can be used as a catalyst to synthesize:
  • N-substituted cinnamamides via amidation reaction between cinnamic acid and benzylamines.
  • β-Aminoalcohols through the regioselective epoxides ring opening with aromatic amines in the presence of glycerol as a co-catalyst.
  • Organosulfur compounds via thia-Michael addition of thiols to α, β-unsaturated compounds.
It can also be used as an activator for the solvent-free reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols in the presence of sodium borohydride.

Pictograms

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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0000415218
0000415220
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Debin Wang et al.
ACS nano, 8(8), 7896-7904 (2014-07-16)
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American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 306(10), C943-C960 (2014-03-22)
The human solute carrier (SLC26) family of anion transporters consists of 10 members (SLCA1-11, SLCA10 being a pseudogene) that encode membrane proteins containing ~12 transmembrane (TM) segments with putative N-glycosylation sites (-NXS/T-) in extracellular loops and a COOH-terminal cytosolic STAS
Hye Ryeo Lee et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1346, 117-122 (2014-05-09)
In liquid phase microextraction, high enrichment factors can be obtained using an acceptor phase of small volume. By hanging an acceptor drop at the separation capillary tip, single drop microextraction (SDME) can be in-line coupled with capillary electrophoresis (CE). The
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
Sheng Tang et al.
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Layered double oxide hollow spheres (LDO-HSs) were synthesized and employed as a dissolvable sorbent in dispersive solid-phase extraction (DSPE) to extract eleven United States Environmental Protection Agency's priority phenols from aqueous samples. With their higher specific surface area, LDO-HSs showed
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  3. What is the maximum solubility in water of the product B0394-100G (boric acid)?

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  4. Hello, at what temperature should we store the boric acid powder (B0394-100G) ? Do we need a ventilated place to store it ? Also for how long can we keep it ?

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    excellent quality

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