Boron trifluoride dihydrate
ALDRICH/359963 - 96%
Synonym: Boron fluoride dihydrate; Trifluoroborane dihydrate
CAS Number: 13319-75-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): BF3 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 103.84
MDL Number: MFCD00149901
Linear Formula: BF3 · 2H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 96% |
| density | 1.636 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/BF3.2H2O/c2-1(3)4;;/h; |
| InChI key | MJCYPBSRKLJZTB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| reaction suitability | core: boron |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| reagent type: Lewis acid | |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | [H]O[H].[H]O[H].FB(F)F |
| Application: | Boron trifluoride dihydrate can be used as: • An activator in Pechmann condensation to synthesize 4-methylcoumarin derivatives by the reaction between substituted phenols and methyl acetoacetate. • An initiator for the polymerization of benzoxazine. • A catalyst in the regioselective Fries rearrangement of phenolic esters to give hydroxyphenyl alkyl/aryl ketones. • A catalyst to prepare 8-hydroxymethyltricyclene acetate by the reaction between camphene and formaldehyde in the presence of methylene chloride-acetic anhydride solvent. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol |    GHS05,GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H314 - H330 - H335 - H373 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P314 |
| Hazard Codes | T,C |
| Risk Statements | 20/22-35-48/23 |
| Safety Statements | 9-23-26-28-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2851 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 96% |
| Density | 1.636 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |