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Boron trifluoride-methanol solution

14% in methanol

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Synonym(s):
Trifluoroborane
Linear Formula:
BF3 · MeOH
CAS Number:
373-57-9
Molecular Weight:
99.85
Beilstein:
3611499
MDL number:
MFCD00071635
PubChem Substance ID:
57653917
NACRES:
NA.23

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: boron

concentration

12-16% (titration by NaOH)
14% in methanol

density

0.859 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CO.FB(F)F

InChI

1S/CH4O.BF3/c1-2;2-1(3)4/h2H,1H3;

InChI key

JBXYCUKPDAAYAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Boron trifluoride-methanol solution 14% in methanol

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15716

Boron trifluoride-methanol solution

Boron trifluoride methanol complex solution 13-15% BF3 basis

Sigma-Aldrich

61626

Boron trifluoride methanol complex solution

concentration

12-16% (titration by NaOH), 14% in methanol

concentration

49-53% ( by NaOH, titration), 50% w/w in methanol

concentration

~10% (~1.3 M)

concentration

13-15% boron trifluoride

density

0.859 g/mL at 25 °C

density

1.203 g/mL at 25 °C

density

0.86 g/mL at 20 °C

density

0.859 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

-

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: boron

reaction suitability

-

reaction suitability

reagent type: derivatization reagent
reaction type: Esterifications

reaction suitability

-

General description

Boron trifluoride-methanol (BF-M) is an esterification reagent. BF-M is a powerful acidic catalyst for the esterification of the fatty acids. It easily cleaves acetylated dyes resulting in free amino groups. BF-M catalyzed trans esterification of vegetable oils forms biodiesel.

Application

Used in the deactylation of acetanilides.It is also used to study the synthesis of amino group containing cyanine dyes of different types and to prepare fatty acid methyl esters.

Packaging

Bottle with screw-cap closure.

Signal Word

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 RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Kidney

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Boron trifluoride-methanol complex-mild and powerful reagent for deprotection of labile acetylated amines.
Tetrahedron Letters, 44(11), 2301-2303 (2003)
Eun-Young Kim et al.
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Early life and adulthood stress increase vulnerability for mental illness, and eventually trigger depression. N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have antidepressant effects, but their effect on rats exposed to combined stress has been not investigated. This study aimed to investigate
Donghee Kim et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 121(2), 137-145 (2018-12-07)
Conversion of α-linolenic acid (ALA) into the longer chain n-3 PUFA has been suggested to be affected by the dietary intake of linoleic acid (LA), but the mechanism is not well known. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to
Deacylation of N-Acetylated Amines with Alcohol and Boron Trifluoride.
Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 8, 529-530 (1954)
Martin Trépanier et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 71(9), 5341-5347 (2005-09-10)
Lipids are the major form of carbon storage in arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi. We studied fatty acid synthesis by Glomus intraradices and Gigaspora rosea. [(14)C]Acetate and [(14)C]sucrose were incorporated into a synthetic culture medium to test fatty acid synthetic ability in germinating
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