Boron Trichloride

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CAS No.: 10294-34-5
EINECS No.: 233-658-4
Dot Class: 2.3
Package: 40L/50L seamless gas cylinder
Cylinder Certificates: DOT/ISO/GB

Boron trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BCl3. It's a colorless, corrosive and liquefied gas which is broken down by water to hydrogen chloride and boric acid. Penetrating odor. Forms white smoke in humid air.

Physical and Chemical Properties
Chemical formula: BCl3
Appearance: Colorless gas
Odor: Penetrating odor

Molecular Volume: 83.80

UN No: UN1056
Molar mass 117.17 g/mol
Density 1.326 g/cm3
Melting point a 107.3 A C (a 161.1 A F; 165.8 K)
Boiling point 12.6 A C (54.7 A F; 285.8 K)

Applications:
Boron trichloride is a starting material for the production of elemental boron.
It has been used in the field of high energy fuels and rocket propellants as a source of boron to raise BTU value.
BCl3 is also used in plasma etching in semiconductor manufacturing. This gas etches metal oxides by formation of a volatile BOClx compounds.