Triethyl borate
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| Triethyl borate | |
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| Systematic name | Triethyl borate |
| Chemical formula | B(C2H5O)3 |
| Molecular mass | 145.997 g/mol |
| Density | 0.858 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -85 °C |
| Boiling point | 118 °C |
| CAS number | [150-46-9] |
| SMILES | xxxxx |
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Triethyl borate, or boron triethoxide is a colorless, flammable liquid with the formula B(C2H5O)3.
It can also be called "boric acid, triethyl ester".
It melts at -85 °C and boils at 118 °C.
It burns with a green flame and solutions of it in ethanol are therefore used in special effects and pyrotechnics. It can be formed by dissolving boric acid in ethanol, where it forms according to the equilibrium reaction:
B(OH)3 + C2H5OH ↔ B(C2H5O)3 + H2O
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