Boron trichloride

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Boron trichloride
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/B.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
InChIKey PYQQLJUXVKZOPJ-DFZHHIFOAV
Standard InChI InChI=1S/BCl3/c2-1(3)4
Standard InChIKey FAQYAMRNWDIXMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [10294-34-5]
EC number 233-658-4
RTECS ED1925000
ChemSpider 16788234
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula BCl3
Molar mass 117.17 g mol−1
Appearance Colourless gas or volatile liquid
Density 4.95 kg m−3 (gas, 15 °C)
1.349 g cm−3 (liquid at b.p.)
Melting point

-107.3 °C

Boiling point

12.5 °C

Solubility in water reacts violently
Refractive index (nD) 1.4195
Structure
Molecular geometry Trigonal planar (D3h)
Dipole moment zero
Thermochemistry[2][3]
Std enthalpy of formation ΔfHo298 –402.96 kJ mol−1
Standard molar entropy So298 290.17 J K–1 mol–1
Specific heat capacity C 62 J K–1 mol–1
Std enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapHo298 203.15 kJ kg−1 at b.p.
Hazards[4]
Material safety data sheet (MSDS) ICSC 0616
EU index number 005-002-00-5
GHS pictograms Press. GasAcute Tox. 2Skin Corr. 1B
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H330, H300, H314 [note 1]
Related compounds
Other anions Boron trifluoride
Boron tribromide
Boron triiodide
Other cations Aluminium chloride
Gallium chloride
Indium chloride
Thallium(III) chloride
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Boron trichloride, BCl3, is a colourless, toxic gas. It is used in the manufacture of pure boron, and has several uses in metallurgy. It is also a versatile reagent in organic synthesis, particularly as a Lewis acid and for cleaving the carbon–oxygen bond in ethers: in the laboratory, it is normally handled as its dimethyl sulfide adduct.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Within the European Union, the following additional hazard statement (EUH014) must also be displayed on labelling: Reacts violently with water.

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-84. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Boron trichloride. In Gas Encyclopedia; Air Liquide, <http://encyclopedia.airliquide.com/encyclopedia.asp?GasID=63>. (accessed 22 June 2010).
  3. Borane, trichloro-. In NIST Chemistry WebBook; National Institute for Standards and Technology, <http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi/InChI%3D1S/BCl3/c2-1(3)4>. (accessed 22 June 2010).
  4. Index no. 005-002-00-5 of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 341.

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