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Boron Trifluoride Methanol Solution 12-16% W/V

Methanol Solution 12-16% W/V

Synonym(s):

Boron Trifluoride

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Quality Level

form

liquid

concentration

12-16% boron trifluoride in methanol

color

colorless

transition temp

flash point 16 °C

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

Application

Boron Trifluoride Methanol Solution 12-16% W/V can be used as a reagent to convert fatty acids into fatty acids methyl esters (FAMEs) by transesterification reaction. This step is used for the accurate analysis of FAMEs because long-chain fatty acids are highly polar and insoluble in organic solvents, whereas corresponding methyl esters are non-polar and thus can be extracted with alkanes (n-pentane) and easier to characterize and quantitate by classical analytical techniques.[1]

Analysis Note

Assay (as BF3): 12.0-16.0%
Color: Colorless
Form: Clear Liquid

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 1

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Eyes

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

60.8 °F

flash_point_c

16 °C


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Gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acid methyl esters
Eder, K
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 671(1-2), 113-131 (1995)
Solvent solubilization, characterization, and quantitation of aliphatic carboxylic acids in oil shale retort water following chemical derivatization with boron trifluoride in methanol
Riley Robert G, et al.
Analytical Chemistry, 51(12) (1979)

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