Boron Trifluoride Etherate in Organic Synthesis
MOJ Bioorganic & Organic Chemistry Review Article Open Access Boron trifluoride etherate in organic synthesis Abstract Volume 3 Issue 1 - 2019 The Lewis acid boron trifluoride etherate has played an important role in organic Ajoy K Banerjee,1 Alexis Maldonado,1 Dioni synthesis. To accomplish the hydroxylation of double bond, cleavage of epoxides, A Arrieche,1 Liadis Bedoya,1 William J Vera,1 esterification of acids and many cyclization reaction boron trifluoride etherate proved 2 3 very useful compared to other Lewis acids. These organic reactions are frequently Elvia V Cabrera, Po S Poon 1 employed to achieve the synthesis of natural products. In addition, boron trifluoride Chemistry Center, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Venezuela etherate has also been utilized to realize ketalization, thioketalization, alkylation and 2Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Central University of Ecuador, many others organic reactions. Quito, Ecuador 3 Keywords: boron trifluoride etherate, hydroboration-oxidation, epoxides, Technological Development Unit (UDT), University of Concepcion, Chile esterification, thioketalization, cyclization Correspondence: Ajoy K Banerjee, Centro de Química, IVIC, Apartado- 21827, Caracas-1020A, Venezuela, Tel +5802 1250 4132 4, Fax +5802 1250 4135 0, Email Received: November 06, 2018 | Published: January 21, 2019 Me Introduction Me H H The innumerable application of boron trifluoride etherate in + B organic synthesis1,2 encouraged us to write a micro review on this H H B H reagent. The commercially available boron trifluoride etherate (b.p. 1 H 126oC), a brown liquid, is very toxic by inhalation, causes severe burns, reacts violently with water, hot alkali or alkaline earth (not Mg) metals Me Me with incandescence.
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