Boron trichloride

• Formula: BCl₃
• Molecular weight: 117.170
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/BCl3/c2-1(3)4 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FAQYAMRNWDIXMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10294-34-5
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• Other names: Borane, trichloro-; Boron chloride (BCl3); Trichloroborane; Trichloroboron; BCl3; Boron chloride; Chlorure de bore; UN 1741; Trona boron trichloride
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + BCl₃ = (F^- • BCl₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + BCl₃ = (Cl^- • BCl₃)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + BCl₃ = (Cl^- • BCl₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + BCl₃ = (F^- • BCl₃)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Parker and Robinson, 1927
Parker, T.W.; Robinson, P.L., Critical Temperatures of Boron Trichloride and Silicon Tetrachloride., J. Chem. Soc., 1927, 1927, 2977-81. [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Haartz and McDaniel, 1973
Haartz, J.C.; McDaniel, D.H., Fluoride ion affinity of some lewis acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 8562. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1985
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Fluoride and chloride affinities of the main group oxides, fluorides, oxofluorides, and alkyls. Quantitative scales of lewis acidities from ICR halide exchange equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 766. [all data]

Stockdale, Nelson, et al., 1972
Stockdale, J.A.D.; Nelson, D.R.; Davis, F.J.; Compton, R.N., Studies of electron impact excitation, negative ion formation, and negative ion-molecule reactions in boron trifluoride and boron trichloride, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 3336. [all data]

Grimsrud, Chowdhury, et al., 1985
Grimsrud, E.P.; Chowdhury, S.; Kebarle, P., Electron affinity of SF₆ and perfluoromethylcyclohexane. The unusual kinetics of electron transfer reactions A- + B- + A, where A = SF₆ or perfluorinated cycloalkanes, J. Chem. Phys., 1985, 83, 1059. [all data]

Krivtsov, Titova, et al., 1977
Krivtsov, N.V.; Titova, K.V.; Rosolovskii, V.Ya., Thermochemical study of complex borates, Russ. J. Inorg. Chem., 1977, 22, 374. [all data]

Rothe, Mathur, et al., 1980
Rothe, E.W.; Mathur, B.P.; Reck, G.P., Measurement of boron trihalide electron affinites: Correlation with boron-nitrogen adduct strengths, Inorg. Chem., 1980, 19, 829. [all data]

Bassett and Lloyd, 1971
Bassett, P.J.; Lloyd, D.R., Photoelectron spectra of halides. Part II.High-resolution spectra of the boron trihalides, J. Chem. Soc., 1971, (A), 1551. [all data]

Dibeler and Walker, 1969
Dibeler, V.H.; Walker, J.A., Mass spectrometric study of photoionization. XIII.Boron trichloride and diborontetrachloride, Inorg. Chem., 1969, 8, 50. [all data]

King, Krishnamurthy, et al., 1972
King, G.H.; Krishnamurthy, S.S.; Lappert, M.F.; Pedley, J.B., Bonding studies of compounds of boron and the Group 4 elements. Part 9. Photoelectron spectra and bonding studies of halogeno-, dimethylamino-, and methyl-boranes, BX₃ and BX₂Y, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 70. [all data]

Koski, Kaufman, et al., 1959
Koski, W.S.; Kaufman, J.J.; Pachucki, C.F., A mass spectroscopic appearance potential study of some boron trihalides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 1326. [all data]

Marriott and Craggs, 1957
Marriott, J.; Craggs, J.D., Ionization and dissociation by electron impact. II. Boron trifluoride and boron trichloride, J. Electron. Control, 1957, 3, 194. [all data]

Law and Margrave, 1956
Law, R.W.; Margrave, J.L., Mass spectrometer appearance potentials for positive ion fragments from BF₃, B(CH₃)₃, B(C₂H₅)₃, B(OCH₃)₃, and HB(OCH₃)₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 25, 1086. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tc	Critical temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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