General description
Boron trifluoride-methanol complex (BF-M) is Lewis acid boron trifluoride incoordination with methanol. BF-M is a powerful acidic catalyst for the esterification of fatty acids. In the deacetylation of acetanilides, the complex displayed excellent deprotection selectivity against amino-protecting groups.
Application
Boron trifluoride-methanol complex is used:
- As a reagent for deprotection of N-acetyl derivatives (acetylated amines of cyanine-type dyes).
- As a starting material in the automated radiosynthesis procedure for [18F]tetrafluoroborate.
Analysis Note
Assay BF3 (acidimetric): 14.0 - 16.0 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.880 - 0.895
- UPC:
- 51332831
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- 8016630010