Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate

Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
Names
	IUPAC name nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
	Other names nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14635-75-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9312255 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.035.148
PubChem CID	151929;
UNII	B99S282SUJ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101015532 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/BF4.NO/c2-1(3,4)5;1-2/q-1;+1 Key: KGCNVGDHOSFKFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES [B-](F)(F)(F)F.N#[O+];
Properties
Chemical formula	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)
Solubility in water	decomposes
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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]

NOBF₄ is the nitrosonium salt of fluoroboric acid, and is composed of a nitrosonium cation, [NO]⁺, and a tetrafluoroborate anion, [BF₄]⁻.^[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 [M^II(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 + 2NOBF₄ + xCH₃CN → [M(CH₃CN)_x](BF₄)₂ + 2NO

With ferrocene the ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate is formed.^[5]

In its infrared spectrum of this salt, ν_NO is a strong peak at 2387 cm⁻¹.^[6]

References

^ Olah, George A.; Surya Prakash, G. K.; Wang, Qi; Li, Xing-ya; Surya Prakash, G. K.; Hu, Jinbo (2004-10-15), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (ed.), "Nitrosonium Tetrafluoroborate", Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, doi:10.1002/047084289x.rn058.pub2, ISBN 978-0-471-93623-7, retrieved 2024-11-27
^ Lozinšek, Matic (2021-11-28). "Nitrosonium tetrafluoridoborate, NOBF4". IUCrData. 6 (11). doi:10.1107/S2414314621012153. ISSN 2414-3146. PMC 9462292. PMID 36337464.
^ Lee, K. Y.; Kuchynka, D. J.; Kochi, Jay K. (1990). "Redox equilibria of the nitrosonium cation and of its nonbonded complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 29 (21): 4196–4204. doi:10.1021/ic00346a008.
^ Heintz, Robert A.; Smith, Jennifer A.; Szalay, Paul S.; Weisgerber, Amy; Dunbar, Kim R. (August 2004). "11. Homoleptic Transition Metal Acetonitrile Cations with Tetrafluoroborate or Trifluoromethanesulfonate Anions". Inorg. Synth. 33: 75–83. doi:10.1002/0471224502.ch2. ISBN 978-0-471-46075-6.
^ Roger M. Nielson; George E. McManis; Lance K. Safford; Michael J. Weaver (1989). "Solvent and electrolyte effects on the kinetics of ferrocenium-ferrocene self-exchange. A reevaluation". J. Phys. Chem. 93 (5): 2152. doi:10.1021/j100342a086.
^ Sharp, D. W. A.; Thorley, J. (1963). "670. The Infrared Spectrum of the Nitrosonium Ion". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 3557. doi:10.1039/JR9630003557.

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[1] Olah, George A.; Surya Prakash, G. K.; Wang, Qi; Li, Xing-ya; Surya Prakash, G. K.; Hu, Jinbo (2004-10-15), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (ed.), "Nitrosonium Tetrafluoroborate", Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, doi:10.1002/047084289x.rn058.pub2, ISBN 978-0-471-93623-7, retrieved 2024-11-27

[2] Lozinšek, Matic (2021-11-28). "Nitrosonium tetrafluoridoborate, NOBF4". IUCrData. 6 (11). doi:10.1107/S2414314621012153. ISSN 2414-3146. PMC 9462292. PMID 36337464.

[3] Lee, K. Y.; Kuchynka, D. J.; Kochi, Jay K. (1990). "Redox equilibria of the nitrosonium cation and of its nonbonded complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 29 (21): 4196–4204. doi:10.1021/ic00346a008.

[4] Heintz, Robert A.; Smith, Jennifer A.; Szalay, Paul S.; Weisgerber, Amy; Dunbar, Kim R. (August 2004). "11. Homoleptic Transition Metal Acetonitrile Cations with Tetrafluoroborate or Trifluoromethanesulfonate Anions". Inorg. Synth. 33: 75–83. doi:10.1002/0471224502.ch2. ISBN 978-0-471-46075-6.

[5] Roger M. Nielson; George E. McManis; Lance K. Safford; Michael J. Weaver (1989). "Solvent and electrolyte effects on the kinetics of ferrocenium-ferrocene self-exchange. A reevaluation". J. Phys. Chem. 93 (5): 2152. doi:10.1021/j100342a086.

[6] Sharp, D. W. A.; Thorley, J. (1963). "670. The Infrared Spectrum of the Nitrosonium Ion". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 3557. doi:10.1039/JR9630003557.

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