Boron trifluoride tetrahydrofuran complex CAS: 462-34-0
| Catalog Number | XD93296 |
| Product Name | Boron trifluoride tetrahydrofuran complex |
| CAS | 462-34-0 |
| Molecular Formula | C4H8BF3O |
| Molecular Weight | 139.91 |
| Storage Details | Ambient |
Product Specification
| Appearance | Light yellow liquid |
| Assay | 99% min |
Boron trifluoride tetrahydrofuran complex (BF3·THF) is an organic compound with the following primary uses:
Catalyst: BF3·THF is commonly used as a Lewisian acid catalyst, which can catalyze a variety of organic reactions, such as olefin polymerization, esterification reaction, alcohol etherification reaction, etc. It has high catalytic activity and selectivity and is widely used in the field of organic synthesis.
Polymerization agent: BF3·THF can form complexes with some monomers and be used as an initiator or catalyst for polymerization reactions. For example, it can form complexes with methyl methacrylate that are used to initiate polymerization of methyl methacrylate.
Oxidizing agent: BF3·THF can be used as an oxidizing agent in some organic reactions, such as oxidizing alcohol to ketone, oxidizing mercaptan to thioether.
Analytical reagents: BF3·THF can be used for some reagents in analytical chemistry, such as quantitative analysis of amino acids, quantitative analysis of ketones, etc.
