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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with triethylborane. Chemical compound Triethyl borate

Names
IUPAC name Triethyl borate
Other names Boron triethoxideBoric acid, triethyl ester
Identifiers
CAS Number	150-46-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:38916 Y
ChemSpider	8659 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.238
EC Number	205-760-9
PubChem CID	9009
UNII	WXW2J80ORX Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2041674
InChI InChI=1S/C6H15BO3/c1-4-8-7(9-5-2)10-6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3 YKey: AJSTXXYNEIHPMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C6H15BO3/c1-4-8-7(9-5-2)10-6-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3Key: AJSTXXYNEIHPMD-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES O(B(OCC)OCC)CC
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H15BO3
Molar mass	145.99 g·mol−1
Appearance	clear liquid
Density	0.858 g/cm3
Melting point	−85 °C (−121 °F; 188 K)
Boiling point	118 °C (244 °F; 391 K)
Hazards
Flash point	11 °C (52 °F; 284 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Chemical compound

Triethyl borate is a colorless liquid with the formula B(OCH2CH3)3. It is an ester of boric acid and ethanol. It has few applications.[1]

It is a weak Lewis acid (AN = 17 as measured by the Gutmann–Beckett method).[2] It burns with a green flame and solutions of it in ethanol are therefore used in special effects and pyrotechnics.

It is formed by the reaction of boric acid and ethanol in the presence of acid catalyst, where it forms according to the equilibrium reaction:

B(OH)3 + 3 C2H5OH ⇌ (C2H5O)3B + 3 H2O

In order to increase the rate of forward reaction, the formed water must be removed from reaction media by either azeotropic distillation or adsorption. It is used as a solvent and/or catalyst in preparation of synthetic waxes, resins, paints, and varnishes. It is used as a component of some flame retardants in textile industry and of some welding fluxes.

References

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1. ^ Robert J. Brotherton; C. Joseph Weber; Clarence R. Guibert; John L. Little (2000). "Boron Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
2. ^ M.A. Beckett, G.C. Strickland, J.R. Holland, and K.S. Varma, "A convenient NMR method for the measurement of Lewis acidity at boron centres: correlation of reaction rates of Lewis acid initiated epoxide polymerizations with Lewis acidity", Polymer, 1996, 37, 4629–4631. doi: 10.1016/0032-3861(96)00323-0

External links

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• National Pollutant Inventory - Boron and compounds
• WebBook page for BC6H15O3

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