Boron trifluoride methyl etherate
ALDRICH/218847
Synonym: (Dimethyl ether)trifluoroboron
CAS Number: 353-42-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): BF3 · C2H6O
Molecular Weight: 113.87
EC Number: 206-532-1
MDL Number: MFCD00013192
Linear Formula: BF3 · O(CH3)2
Product Type: Chemical
| autoignition temp. | 455 °F |
| bp | 126-127 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.239 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 21.6 % |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | ether |
| InChI | 1S/C2H6BF3O/c1-7(2)3(4,5) |
| InChI key | FOWZWMGLMYVYDH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −15 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| reaction suitability | core: boron |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| reagent type: Lewis acid | |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | C[O+](C)[B-](F)(F)F |
| Application: | Reactant or reagent involved in: • Deconvoluting the chemical reaction kinetics of platinum-silver ligand exchange • Synthesis of neurogenic ganglioside LLG-3 from starfish via glycosylation reactions • Synthesis of peloruside via lactonization and relay ring-closing metathesis cyclization • FRET for monitoring Pd-catalyzed nucleophilic allylic substitution reactions • Single molecuel imaging of fluorophore-tagged palldium(II) complexes • β-elimination and rearrangement reactions for synthesis of exocyclic vinyl ethers |
| Packaging: | 50 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |     GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H302 - H314 - H330 - H335 - H373 |
| Precautionary statements | P231 + P232 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 14/15-34 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26-28-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2965 8(3)(4.3) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 143.6 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 62 °C - closed cup |
| bp | 126-127 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −15 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.239 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |