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.[1]

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Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
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Names
IUPAC name
nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
Other names
nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/BF4.NO/c2-1(3,4)5;1-2/q-1;+1 ☒N
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Properties
BF4NO
Molar mass 116.81 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless crystalline solid
Density 2.185 g cm−3
Melting point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (sublimes)
decomposes
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].

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.[2]

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:[3]

M + 2NOBF4 + xCH3CN → [M(CH3CN)x](BF4)2 + 2NO

With ferrocene the ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate is formed.[4]

In its infrared spectrum of this salt, νNO is a strong peak at 2387 cm−1.[5]

References

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