Boron trialkyls trichloride

The first organic compound of boron was isolated by Frankland in 1862, by the interaction of zinc methyl and triethyl borate. This method and the use of zinc alkyls with boron trichloride was continued until the discovery of the Grignard reagent. In 1900 boron tri-methyl was prepared by the action of magnesium methyl iodide on trimethyl borate, and in 1921 a number of boron trialkyls were obtained by the interaction of magnesium alkyl halides and boron trifluoride. Of the derivatives of the type RgB, boron trimethyl is a gas, spontaneously inflammable in air boron triethyl, a spontaneously inflammable liquid whilst the higher members of the series are liquids, readily oxidised when exposed to air. The metl yL fpd ethyl derivatives combine with ammonia to foriii IliS type I BOH only... 

Boron trichloride undergoes several exchange reactions with dihorane, other boron halides and trialkyl-, triaryl-, or triaryloxy boranes (Lower, L.D. 1978. Boron compounds (halides). In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 3rd. ed. pp 129-135. New York Wiley Interscience). The reactions occur at ambient or lower temperatures ... 

Ebelman and Bouquet prepared the first examples of boric acid esters in 1846 from boron trichloride and alcohols. Literature reviews of this subject are available. B The general class of boric acid esters includes the more common orthoboric acid based trialkoxy- and triaryloxyboranes, B(0R)3 (1), and also the cyclic boroxins, (ROBO)3, which are based on metaboric acid (2). The boranes can be simple trialkoxyboranes, cyclic diol derivatives, or more complex trigonal and tetrahedral derivatives of polyhydric alcohols. Nomenclature is confusing in boric acid ester chemistry. Many trialkoxy- and triaryloxyboranes such as methyl, ethyl, and phenyl are commonly referred to simply as methyl, ethyl, and phenyl borates. The lUPAC boron nomenclature committee has recommended the use of trialkoxy- and triaryloxyboranes for these compounds, but they are referred to in the literature as boric acid esters, trialkoxy and triaryloxy borates, trialkyl and triaryl borates or orthoborates, and boron alkoxides and aryloxides. The lUPAC nomenclature will be used in this review except for relatively common compounds such as methyl borate. Boroxins are also referred to as metaborates and more commonly as boroxines. Boroxin is preferred by the lUPAC nomenclature committee and will be used in this review. 

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