Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate

Names
IUPAC name

Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 368-39-8 Y

3D model (JSmol)

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Beilstein Reference

| 3598090
ChemSpider |

* 2006158 N

PubChem CID

* 2723982

UNII |

* Z0B19DD36J Y

UN number | 3261

InChI

* InChI=1S/C6H15O.BF4/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3;2-1(3,4)5/h4-6H2,1-3H3;/q+1;-1 N

Key: IYDQMLLDOVRSJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N N

SMILES

* F[B-](F)(F)F.CC[O+](CC)CC

Properties

Chemical formula

| [(CH
3CH

3O]+
[BF
4]−

Molar mass | 189.99 g·mol−1
Melting point |  91 to 92 °C (196 to 198 °F; 364 to 365 K)

Solubility in water

| Reacts
Hazards[1]
GHS pictograms |
GHS Signal word | Danger

GHS hazard statements

| H314

GHS precautionary statements

| P260, P280, P303+361+353, P304+340+310, P305+351+338, P310, P363

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate is the organic oxonium compound with the formula [(CH
3CH

3O]+
[BF
4]−
. It is often called Meerwein's reagent or Meerwein's salt after its discoverer Hans Meerwein.[2][3] Also well known and commercially available is the related trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate. The compounds are white solids that dissolve in polar organic solvents. They are strong alkylating agents. Aside from the BF−
4 salt, many related derivatives are available.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Synthesis and reactivity
* 2 Structure
* 3 Safety
* 4 References

## Synthesis and reactivity

Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate is prepared from boron trifluoride, diethyl ether and epichlorohydrin:[5]

4 Et
2O * BF
3 \+ 2 Et
2O + 3 C

3OCH
2Cl → 3 [Et
3O]+
[BF
4]−
\+ B(OCH(CH
2Cl)CH
2OEt)

where the Et stands for ethyl. The trimethyloxonium salt is available from dimethyl ether via an analogous route.[6] These salts do not have long shelf-lives at room temperature. They degrade by hydrolysis:

[Et
3O]+
[BF
4]−
\+ H
2O → Et
2O + EtOH + H+
[BF
4]−

The propensity of trialkyloxonium salts for alkyl-exchange can be advantageous. For example, trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, which reacts sluggishly due to its low solubility in most compatible solvents, may be converted in situ to higher alkyl/more soluble oxoniums, thereby accelerating alkylation reactions.[7]

This reagent is useful for esterification of carboxylic acids under conditions where acid-catalyzed reactions are infeasible: [8]

RCO
2H + (C

3OBF
4 → RCO

5 \+ (C

2O + HBF

## Structure

The structure of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate has not been characterized by X-ray crystallography, but the structure of triethyloxonium hexafluorophosphate has been examined. The measurements confirm that the cation is pyramidal with C-O-C angles in the range 109.4°–115.5°. The average C–O distance is 1.49 Å.[9]

## Safety

Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate is a very strong alkylating agent, although the hazards are diminished because it is non-volatile. It releases strong acid upon contact with water. The properties of the methyl derivative are similar.

## References

1. ↑ "Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate". Sigma Aldrich. https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/AU/en/product/SIAL/90520.
2. ↑ H. Meerwein; G. Hinz; P. Hofmann; E. Kroning; E. Pfeil (1937). "Über Tertiäre Oxoniumsalze, I". Journal für Praktische Chemie 147 (10–12): 257. doi:10.1002/prac.19371471001.
3. ↑ H. Meerwein; E. Bettenberg; H. Gold; E. Pfeil; G. Willfang (1940). "Über Tertiäre Oxoniumsalze, II". Journal für Praktische Chemie 154 (3–5): 83. doi:10.1002/prac.19391540305.
4. ↑ Hartwig Perst, Dave G. Seapy "Triethyloxonium Tetrafluoroborate" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2008. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt223.pub2. Article Online Posting Date: March 14, 2008
5. ↑ H. Meerwein (1973). "Triethyloxonium fluoroborate". Organic Syntheses. http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=cv5p1080. ;  Collective Volume, 5, pp. 1080
6. ↑ T. J. Curphey (1988). "Trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate". Organic Syntheses. http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=CV6P1019. ;  Collective Volume, 6, pp. 1019
7. ↑ Vartak A.P.; Crooks P.A. (2009). "A Scalable Enantioselective synthesis of the alpha2-adrenergic Agonist, Lofexidine". Org. Process Res. Dev. 13 (3): 415–419. doi:10.1021/op8002689.
8. ↑ Raber, Douglas J.; Gariano, Jr, Patrick; Brod, Albert O.; Gariano, Anne L.; Guida, Wayne C. (1977). "Esterification of Carboxylic Acids with Trialkyloxonium Salts: Ethyl and Methyl 4-Acetoxybenzoates". Organic Syntheses 56: 59. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.056.0059.
9. ↑ Watkins, Michael I.; Ip, Wai Man; Olah, George A.; Bau, Robert (1982). "Structure of Oxonium Ions: An X-Ray Crystallographic Study of Triethyloxonium Hexafluorophosphate and Triphenyloxonium Tetraphenylborate". Journal of the American Chemical Society 104 (9): 2365–2372. doi:10.1021/ja00373a006.

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