Sodium tetraphenylborate

Sodium tetraphenylborate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium tetraphenylboranuide
Other names
Tetraphenylboron sodium
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.096
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H20B.Na/c1-5-13-21(14-6-1)25(22-15-7-2-8-16-22,23-17-9-3-10-18-23)24-19-11-4-12-20-24;/h1-20H;/q-1;+1
  • [B-](C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4.[Na+]
Properties
(C6H5)4BNa
Molar mass 342.216 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Melting point > 310 °C (590 °F; 583 K)
47 g/100 mL
Solubility soluble in ethanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium tetraphenylborate is the organic compound with the formula NaB(C6H5)4. It is a salt, wherein the anion consists of four phenyl rings bonded to boron. This white crystalline solid is used to prepare other tetraphenylborate salts, which are often highly soluble in organic solvents. The compound is used in inorganic and organometallic chemistry as a precipitating agent for potassium, ammonium, rubidium, and caesium ions, and some organic nitrogen compounds.

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