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Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate ethyl etherate

Synonym(s):

Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)boron lithium ethyl etherate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24BF20Li · 2.5C4H10O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
871.28
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
MDL number:
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reaction suitability

core: boron, reagent type: catalyst

mp

117-122 °C

SMILES string

[Li+].CCOCC.Fc1c(F)c(F)c(c(F)c1F)[B-](c2c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c2F)(c3c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c3F)c4c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c4F

InChI

1S/C24BF20.C4H10O.Li/c26-5-1(6(27)14(35)21(42)13(5)34)25(2-7(28)15(36)22(43)16(37)8(2)29,3-9(30)17(38)23(44)18(39)10(3)31)4-11(32)19(40)24(45)20(41)12(4)33;1-3-5-4-2;/h;3-4H2,1-2H3;/q-1;;+1

InChI key

KPLZKJQZPFREPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate ethyl etherate can be used as:
  • A coordinating counter anion in electrochemical reactions along with transition metal catalysts to enhance their acidity or solubility.
  • A catalyst in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cycloalkanones to obtain lactones in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide and oxalic acid.
  • An activator in the synthesis of poly(norbornene ester)s.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

Salt for the generation of cationic transition metal complexes


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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