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 |  | Silver tetrafluoroborate Basic information |  
  
 |  | Silver tetrafluoroborate Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | 70-73 °C(lit.) |  | storage temp.  | Store below +30°C. |  | solubility  | Acetonitrile (Slightly), Methanol (Very Slightly) |  | form  | Crystalline Powder |  | color  | White to pale brown |  | Water Solubility  | SOLUBLE |  | Sensitive  | Hygroscopic |  | Exposure limits | ACGIH: TWA 2.5 mg/m3 NIOSH: IDLH 250 mg/m3; TWA 2.5 mg/m3 |  | InChIKey | CCAVYRRHZLAMDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 14104-20-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Borate(1-), tetrafluoro-, silver(1+) (14104-20-2) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | C |  | Risk Statements  | 34-22-20/21/22 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-36/37/39-45-27 |  | RIDADR  | UN 3260 8/PG 2 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | RTECS  | ED2875000 |  | F  | 3-8-10-21 |  | Hazard Note  | Corrosive |  | TSCA  | T |  | HazardClass  | 6.1 |  | PackingGroup  | III |  | HS Code  | 28432900 |  
  
 |  | Silver tetrafluoroborate Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | beige crystalline powder |  | Uses | Silver tetrafluoroborate finds applications as a useful reagent in inorganic, organic and organomettalic chemistry. It acts as a moderately strong oxidant in dichloromethane, replaces halide anions and ligands with weakly coordinating tetrafluoroborate anions, and behaves as a catalyst for cyclization reactions. It is a potent promoter for chemical glycosylation. |  | Application | Silver tetrafluoroborate is a transition metal salt extensively used in organic syntheses. Gold Catalysts — 21st Century ′Gold Rush′ Displaces chloride from precious metal complexes used in the oxidation of alcohols by persulfate. Provides a silver-ion template for improved macrolatamization of a linear dipeptide. |  | General Description | Silver tetrafluoroborate (AgBF4) is used as a Lewis acid in organic synthesis. It is known to have a high affinity towards organic halides. It is employed in organic reactions like activation of acyl chlorides, nucleophilic substitution, rearrangement, cycloaddition, cyclization, ring expansion and oxidation. |  | Safety Profile | Poison by intravenous route. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of F-. Used for plating baths. See also SILVER COMPOUNDS, BORON COMPOUNDS, and FLUORIDES. |  | Synthesis | Preparation of silver tetrafluoroborate and MBDP This reaction is completed with the lights off. In a 25 mL round-bottom flask covered with aluminum foil, AgBF4 (0.0397 g (0.20 mmol) is dissolved in 10 mL CH3CN. To the solution MBDP (0.0645 g, 0.20 mmol) is added and allowed to stir for 3 hours. The solution is concentrated under vacuum to approximately 3 mL then layered with Et2O. The flask is placed in the freezer. X-ray quality crystals are formed. |  
  
 |  | Silver tetrafluoroborate Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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