Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
Chemical compound
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Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate, also called nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NOBF4. This colourless solid is used in organic synthesis as a nitrosating agent, diazotizing agent and a mild oxidant.[1]
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nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate | |
| Other names
nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.035.148 |
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| NOBF4 | |
| Molar mass | 116.81 g·molâ1 |
| Appearance | colourless crystalline solid |
| Density | 2.185 gâ cmâ3 |
| Melting point | 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (sublimes) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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NOBF4 is the nitrosonium salt of fluoroboric acid, and is composed of a nitrosonium cation, [NO]+, and a tetrafluoroborate anion, [BF4]â.[2]
Reactions
The dominant property of NOBF4 is the oxidizing power and electrophilic character of the nitrosonium cation. It forms colored charge transfer complexes with hexamethylbenzene and with 18-crown-6. The latter, a deep yellow species, provides a means to dissolve NOBF4 in dichloromethane.[3]
Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate may be used to prepare metal salts of the type [MII(CH3CN)x][BF4]2 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu). The nitrosonium cation acts as the oxidizer, itself being reduced to nitric oxide gas:[4]
- M + 2 NOBF4 + xCH3CN â [M(CH3CN)x](BF4)2 + 2 NO
With ferrocene the ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate is formed.[5]
In its infrared spectrum of this salt, νNO shows a strong peak at 2387 cmâ1.[6]
