Nitronium tetrafluoroborate
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| Names | |
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| Other names
nitronium fluoroborate, NO 2BF 4 | |
| Identifiers | |
13826-86-3  | |
| Properties | |
| BNO2F4 | |
| Molar mass | 132.81 |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | |
| R-phrases | R34 R42 R43 |
| S-phrases | S26 S36 S37 S39 S45 |
| Related compounds | |
| Other cations |
Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Nitronium tetrafluoroborate is an inorganic compound with formula NO2BF4. It is a salt of nitronium cation and tetrafluoroborate anion. It is a colorless crystalline solid, which reacts with water to form the corrosive acids HF and HNO3. As such, it must be handled under water-free conditions. It is sparsely soluble in many organic solvents.
Preparation
Nitronium tetrafluoroborate can be prepared by adding a mixture of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride to a nitromethane solution of nitric acid or nitrogen pentoxide.[1]
Applications
Nitronium tetrafluoroborate is used as a nitration agent.