Silver Tetrafluoroborate

Silver tetrafluoroborate
Names
	IUPAC name Silver tetrafluoridoborate(1–)
	Other names Borate(1-), tetrafluoro-, silver(1+); Silver fluoroborate;
Identifiers
CAS Number	14104-20-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	140438 ;
EC Number	237-956-5;
PubChem CID	159722;
RTECS number	ED2875000;
UN number	3260
	InChI InChI=1S/Ag.BF4/c;2-1(3,4)5/q+1;-1 Key: CCAVYRRHZLAMDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/Ag.BF4/c;2-1(3,4)5/q+1;-1 Key: CCAVYRRHZLAMDJ-UHFFFAOYAH;
	SMILES [Ag+].F[B-](F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	AgBF; 4
Molar mass	194.67 g·mol−1
Appearance	Beige powder
Density	4.61 g/cm3
Melting point	71.5 °C (160.7 °F; 344.6 K) (monohydrate)
Solubility in water	soluble
Band gap	3.16 eV
Structure
Crystal structure	Orthorhombic
Space group	Pnma
Point group	mmm
Lattice constant	a = 8.089±0.008 Å, b = 5.312±0.006 Å, c = 6.752±0.009 Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
Lattice volume (V)	290.1 Å3
Formula units (Z)	4
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H314
GHS precautionary statements	P260, P264, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340+310, P305+351+338+310, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	0 3
Threshold limit value (TLV)	2.5 mg/m3 (TWA)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	2.5 mg/m3 (TWA)
REL (Recommended)	2.5 mg/m3 (TWA)
IDLH (Immediate danger)	250 mg/m3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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	Infobox references

Silver tetrafluoroborate is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula AgBF
4. It is a white solid (although commercial samples often are gray) that dissolves in polar organic solvents as well as water.^[4]

Structure

Packing of AgBF
4. Color code: green = F, orange = B, blue = Ag

According to X-ray crystallography, the solid compound consists of Ag+
centers bound to four fluoride sites of the BF−
4.^[1]

Preparation

Silver tetrafluoroborate can be prepared by several methods. A simple route entails dissolving silver carbonate (Ag
2CO
3) in aqueous tetrafluoroboric acid (HBF
4).^[5] It can also be produced by treating silver(I) fluoride (AgF) with boron trifluoride in nitromethane (CH
3NO
2) solution. The reaction between boron trifluoride (BF
3) and a benzene suspension of silver oxide (Ag
2O) is yet another route, one that exploits the solubility of the compound in benzene. This method however affords silver fulminate (AgCNO), a sensitive explosive.^[6]

Laboratory uses

In the inorganic and organometallic chemistry laboratory, silver tetrafluoroborate, sometimes referred to "silver BF-4", is a used as a reagent to remove halide ligands and to oxidize electron-rich complexes. In dichloromethane, silver tetrafluoroborate is a moderately strong oxidant.^[7] Similar to silver hexafluorophosphate (AgPF
6), it is commonly used to replace halide anions or ligands with the weakly coordinating tetrafluoroborate anions. The abstraction of the halide is driven by the precipitation of the corresponding silver halide.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Goreshnik, Evgeny; Mazej, Zoran (October 2005). "X-ray single crystal structure and vibrational spectra of AgBF4". Solid State Sciences 7 (10): 1225–1229. doi:10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2005.06.007.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Silver tetrafluoroborate - SDS". ThermoFisher Scientific. 19 December 2025. https://documents.thermofisher.com/DirectWebViewer/private/document.aspx?prd=FSHAC19709~~PDF~~MTR~~AGHS~~EN~~2025-12-19 08:39:01~~Silver tetrafluoroborate~~.
↑ Sigma-Aldrich Co., Silver tetrafluoroborate.
↑ Wistrand, Lars-G.; Kerekes, Angela D.; Sannigrahi, Mousumi (2005). "Silver Tetrafluoroborate". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rs028.pub2. ISBN 0-471-93623-5.
↑ Chalker, Justin M.; Thompson, Amber L.; Davis, Benjamin (2010). "Safe and Scalable Preparation of Barluenga's Reagent". Organic Syntheses 87: 288. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.087.0288.
↑ Lemal, D. M; Fry, A. J. (1961-01-01). "The preparation of silver fluoroborate: a warning". Tetrahedron Letters 2 (21): 775-6. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)99266-4. ISSN 0040-4039.
↑ N. G. Connelly, W. E. Geiger (1996). "Chemical Redox Agents for Organometallic Chemistry". Chemical Reviews 96 (2): 877–910. doi:10.1021/cr940053x. PMID 11848774.

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[Struct-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Goreshnik, Evgeny; Mazej, Zoran (October 2005). "X-ray single crystal structure and vibrational spectra of AgBF4". Solid State Sciences 7 (10): 1225–1229. doi:10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2005.06.007.

[FisherSDS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Silver tetrafluoroborate - SDS". ThermoFisher Scientific. 19 December 2025. https://documents.thermofisher.com/DirectWebViewer/private/document.aspx?prd=FSHAC19709~~PDF~~MTR~~AGHS~~EN~~2025-12-19 08:39:01~~Silver tetrafluoroborate~~.

[Sigma-3] Sigma-Aldrich Co., Silver tetrafluoroborate.

[4] Wistrand, Lars-G.; Kerekes, Angela D.; Sannigrahi, Mousumi (2005). "Silver Tetrafluoroborate". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rs028.pub2. ISBN 0-471-93623-5.

[5] Chalker, Justin M.; Thompson, Amber L.; Davis, Benjamin (2010). "Safe and Scalable Preparation of Barluenga's Reagent". Organic Syntheses 87: 288. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.087.0288.

[6] Lemal, D. M; Fry, A. J. (1961-01-01). "The preparation of silver fluoroborate: a warning". Tetrahedron Letters 2 (21): 775-6. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)99266-4. ISSN 0040-4039.

[7] N. G. Connelly, W. E. Geiger (1996). "Chemical Redox Agents for Organometallic Chemistry". Chemical Reviews 96 (2): 877–910. doi:10.1021/cr940053x. PMID 11848774.

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