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Boric anhydride

puriss. p.a., ≥98% (T)

Synonym(s):

Boron trioxide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
B2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
69.62
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
215-125-8
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98% (T)
Form:
solid
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vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Quality Level

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥98% (T)

form

solid

loss

≤3% loss on ignition, 900 °C

mp

450 °C (lit.)

density

2.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤20 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤5 mg/kg, Al: ≤50 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤30 mg/kg, Mg: ≤20 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤30 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Tl: ≤10 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

O=BOB=O

InChI

1S/B2O3/c3-1-5-2-4

InChI key

JKWMSGQKBLHBQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Boric anhydride (Boron trioxide) is a colorless glassy hygroscopic mass having rhombic crystals. Its dissolution in water is a highly exothermic reaction and orthoboric acid is formed. It can be prepared by heating boric acid. It is used as flux in metallurgical processes. It has been reported as an inhibitor of crystallization.

Application

Boric anhydride can be used as a boron precursor to synthesize:
  • Boron carbon nitride nanosheet (BCN) by thermal condensation reaction with urea and melamine.
  • Boron-doped reduced graphene oxide (B-rGO) via a chemical vapor deposition method.
It can also be used as an additive along with pinacol to synthesize 4-alkoxy-5-hydroxy-2-pentenoate derivatives by Pd-catalyzed reaction of α, β-unsaturated γ, δ-epoxy esters with various alcohols.

Other Notes

Reagent for the decomposition of silicates by fusion


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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Palladium-catalyzed stereospecific substitution of alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma,delta-epoxy esters by alcohols with double inversion of configuration: synthesis of 4-alkoxy-5-hydroxy-2-pentenoates.
Xiao-Qiang Yu et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 47(4), 750-754 (2007-12-12)
Z. Sulcek et al.
Methods of Decomposition in Inorganic Analysis (1989)
Laurie P Volak et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 36(8), 1594-1605 (2008-05-16)
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15678-50G04061838742902
15678-250G04061838742896
15678-1KG04061838742889