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Boron trifluoride - 1-butanol solution

~10% in 1-butanol (∼1.3 M), for GC derivatization, LiChropur

Synonym(s):

BF3 - Butanol solution

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.05

grade

for GC derivatization

Quality Level

form

solution

quality

LiChropur
for esterification of fatty acids for GC purposes

reaction suitability

reagent type: derivatization reagent
reaction type: Alkylations

concentration

~10% in 1-butanol (∼1.3 M)

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

density

0.87 g/mL at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

FB(F)F

InChI

1S/BF3/c2-1(3)4

InChI key

WTEOIRVLGSZEPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

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Boron trifluoride-1-butanol solution may be used as a derivatization agent in the separation and identification of water‐soluble low‐molecular‐weight carboxylic acids using capillary electrophoresis (CE) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Reagent for the esterification of carboxylic acids for GC analysis

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

95.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

35 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Capillary electrophoresis determinative and GC-MS confirmatory method for water-soluble organic acids in airborne particulate matter and vehicle emission.
Dabek-Zlotorzynska E, et al.
Journal of Separation Science, 28(13), 1520-1528 (2005)
Casey R Wade et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46(34), 6380-6381 (2010-08-07)
The presence of a proximal cationic group in zwitterionic aryltrifluoroborates such as o-(Ph(2)MeP)C(6)H(4)(BF(3)) stabilizes these compounds against hydrolysis.
Bandna et al.
Natural product research, 23(15), 1445-1450 (2009-10-08)
Acylation of beta-caryophyllene, a sesquiterpene hydrocarbon with acetic anhydride, was carried out under mild catalytic conditions using Lewis acids such as BF3.Et2O, ZnCl2, FeCl3, I2 and AlCl3 as catalysts. Among these, BF3.Et2O was found to catalyse the reaction most efficiently
Ramanathan Rajaganesh et al.
Carbohydrate research, 345(12), 1649-1657 (2010-06-29)
BF(3).Et(2)O-catalysed O-glycosylation of 1,2,3-tri-O-acetyl-4,6-O-butylidene- and ethylidene-beta-d-glucopyranose with different aliphatic and aromatic alcohols proceeds for the most part with complete retention of anomeric configuration. Antioxidant activity of O-glycosides shows significant inhibition (IC(50) approximately 77%). 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkyne derivatives of
Joanna E Rode et al.
Chirality, 24(1), 5-16 (2011-12-06)
Stabilization energies of the electron donor-acceptor sulfinimine···BF(3) complexes calculated at either the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ or the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level do not allow to judge, whether the N- or O-atom in sulfinimine is stronger electron-donor to BF(3) . The problem seems to be

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