Boron trifluoride-methanol - 50 wt.% solution in MeOH , CAS No.373-57-9

CAS: 373-57-9 Cat. No.: B140727 Molecular Weight: 99.85 Beilstein Registry Number: 3611499 EC Number: 206-766-4

GRADE & PURITY 50 wt.% solution in MeOH

Synonyms

BORON TRIFLUORIDE METHANOL | Boron trifluoride - methanol reagent (10-20%) [for esterification] | borontrifluoride-methanol | B0894 | J-009724 | methanol;trifluoroborane | Boron trifluoride-methanol in methanol | BF3 methanol | BF3 CH3OH | FT-0623184 | BF

Storage

Store at 2-8°C,Argon charged

Shipped In

Wet ice

Overview

Reagent for the GC analysis of ritalinic acid. Alternative to Cl2CHCO2H for synthesis of purine rich oligomers. Lewis acid employed in the preparation of geminal bis-peroxides from ketals and enol ethers with t-butyl hydroperoxide. Reagent used for the mild deacetylation of amines.
A reagent used for the GC analysis of ritalinic acid.

application：

Reagent for the GC analysis of ritalinic acid. Alternative to Cl2CHCO2H for synthesis of purine rich oligomers.Lewis acid used in the preparation of geminal bis-peroxides from ketals and enol ethers with t-butyl hydroperoxide. Reagent used for the mild deacetylation of amines.

Specifications

Synonyms

BORON TRIFLUORIDE METHANOL | Boron trifluoride - methanol reagent (10-20%) [for esterification] | borontrifluoride-methanol | B0894 | J-009724 | methanol;trifluoroborane | Boron trifluoride-methanol in methanol | BF3 methanol | BF3 CH3OH | FT-0623184 | BF

Specifications & Purity

50 wt.% solution in MeOH

Storage

Store at 2-8°C, Argon charged

Shipped In

Wet ice

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: B(F)(F)F.CO
• IUPAC Name: methanol;trifluoroborane
• InChIKey: JBXYCUKPDAAYAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/CH4O.BF3/c1-2;2-1(3)4/h2H,1H3
• Isomeric SMILES: B(F)(F)F.CO
• WGK Germany: 1
• Molecular Weight: 99.85
• Beilstein: 3611499
• Reaxy-Rn: 3535140

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic salts
    • Class Organic metal salts
      • Subclass Organic metalloid salts

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic salts
• Class: Organic metal salts
• Subclass: Organic metalloid salts
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Organic metalloid salts
• Alternative Parents: Primary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Organic metalloid salt - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Organooxygen compound - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic metalloid salts. These are organic salt compounds containing a metalloid atom in its ionic form.
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: Moisture & air sensitive.
• Refractive Index: 1.34
• Flash Point(°F): 60.8 °F
• Flash Point(°C): 16 °C
• Molecular Weight: 99.850 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 4
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 100.031 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 100.031 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 20.200 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 6
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 10.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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