Triethylborane

Triethylborane
What is Triethylborane?
Triethylborane is a chemical compound with CAS number 97-94-9. It is used in various industrial and research applications.
Applications
Reagent for:
• Enantioselective umpolung allylation of aldehydes1
• Preparation of tetramethylammonium trialkylphenylborate salts2
Catalyst for:
• Radical reductions of alkyl bromides and iodides bearing electron withdrawing groups with N-heterocyclic carbene boranes3
• Synthesis of 1-substituted pyrrolines by N-diallylation of amines and ring-closing metathesis4
• Decarboxylative C-C bond cleavage reactions5
• Alkene hydrogenations6
• Aminyl radical cyclizations onto silyl enol ethers7
Modifier for single-site organochromium ethylene polymerization catalysts8
Specifications
(C2H5)3B
97.99 g/mol
≥95%
95 °C(lit.)
0.677 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Safety Information
GHS02
GHS05
GHS06Danger
H250-H301-H314
P222-P231-P280-P301 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338-P422
Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, Goggles, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US), type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
−93 °C(lit.)
202-620-9
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