Boron trichloride is a binary inorganic compound of boron and chlorine with the formula BCl 3 . It is a colorless gas.
| Boron trichloride | |
|---|---|
| Are common | |
| Systematic name | boron (III) chloride |
| Abbreviations | trichloroboron |
| Traditional names | boron trichloride, boron chloride |
| Chem. formula | Bcl 3 |
| Rat formula | Bcl 3 |
| Physical properties | |
| condition | colorless gas smoking in the air |
| Molar mass | (at 9.23% and Cl 90.77% by weight) 117.17 g / mol |
| Density | (at 0 ° C) 1.326 g / cm³ |
| Thermal properties | |
| T. melt. | -107.3 ° C |
| T. bale. | 12.6 ° C |
| T. aux. | -17 ° C |
| Cr. point | temperature: 178.8 ° C pressure: 3.87 MPa density: 0.7 g / cm³ |
| Like heat resistant. | 107 J / (mol · K) |
| Enthalpy of Education | -427 kJ / mol |
| Steam pressure | (at −92 ° C) 1 mmHg (at −68 ° C) 10 mmHg (at −33.5 ° C) 100 mmHg (at 20 ° C) 150 kPa |
| Chemical properties | |
| Solubility in water | decays |
| Solubility in other substances | decomposes in ethanol , soluble in carbon tetrachloride |
| Optical properties | |
| Refractive index | 1.00139 |
| Structure | |
| Coordination geometry | trigonal, flat |
| Dipole moment | 0 D |
| Classification | |
| Reg. CAS number | 10294-34-5 |
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| Reg. EINECS number | |
| Smiles | |
| Inchi | |
| Reg. EC number | 233-658-4 |
| RTECS | ED1925000 |
| UN number | |
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| Security | |
| Toxicity | 0 four 2 |
Physical Properties
Under standard conditions , boron trichloride is a heavy, colorless gas, which, due to interaction with water vapor, smokes in moist air.
Under normal conditions , it is a liquid whose vapor pressure is described by the equation:
In the Solid state, boron trichloride forms crystals of hexagonal syngony , space group P6 3 , a = 0.6140 nm, c = 0.6603 nm, Z = 9.
The boron trichloride molecule is a regular triangle (like other boron trihalides ) with a B – Cl bond length of 0.175 nm. Due to trigonal symmetry, the molecule has a zero dipole moment.
Boron trichloride does not form dimers , although there is indirect evidence that it can form dimers at very low temperatures (20 K ).
Getting
Boron trichloride can be synthesized from elements:
In industry, instead of pure boron, its alloys, for example, ferroboron, are used .
Also, the industry uses the chlorination method at a temperature of ~ 1000 ° C of a mixture of boron oxide and coke :
In Russia, the industrial method of chlorination of boron carbide is used at a temperature of 900-1000 ° C:
Aluminum trichloride and boron trifluoride can exchange halogens:
In laboratory practice, boron trichloride is obtained by the decomposition of its adducts, for example, BCl 3 S (CH 3 ) 2 , which are convenient in use, since they are solid substances:
Chemical Properties
It is completely hydrolyzed with water with the release of a large amount of heat:
Reacts with diluted and concentrated alkalis:
Hydrogen reduced to boron or borane :
Burns in oxygen (in air at a temperature> 400 ° C):
Fluorine displaces chlorine from the compound:
Boron trichloride is a Lewis acid that forms adducts with tertiary amines , phosphines , esters , thioethers and halide ions :
Reacts with organotin compounds:
When passing an electric spark through boron trichloride, lower boron chlorides B 2 Cl 6 , B 4 Cl 4 , B 8 Cl 8 are obtained:
Reacts with alcohols to produce borate esters:
When heated, reacts with boric anhydride to produce boron oxychloride:
Metals can reduce boron trichloride to boron or form borides:
Application
- Boron trichloride is the starting material for the production of pure boron .
- It is also used in the processing of aluminum , magnesium , zinc and copper alloys to remove nitrides , carbides and oxides from molten metal .
- Boron trichloride was used as a flux for brazing alloys of aluminum , iron , zinc , tungsten and a copper-nickel alloy .
- Processing liquid aluminum with boron trichloride vapors improves the quality of the castings.
- It is used in the manufacture of electrical resistances for bonding a carbon film to a ceramic base.
- Used in plasma etching in the production of microelectronics
- Used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
Security
Boron trichloride is an aggressive reagent .
See also
- List of highly toxic gases
- Substance Card