Ammonium tetrafluoroborate

Ammonium tetrafluoroborate (or ammonium fluoroborate) is an inorganic salt composed of the ammonium cation and the tetrafluoroborate anion, with the chemical formula NH4BF4. When heated to decomposition, ammonium tetrafluoroborate releases toxic fumes of hydrogen fluoride, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia.

Ammonium tetrafluoroborate
Names
IUPAC name
Ammonium tetrafluoroborate
Other names
  • Ammonium fluoroborate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.106
EC Number
  • 237-531-4
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 1759 3077
  • InChI=1S/BF4.H3N/c2-1(3,4)5;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1
    Key: PDTKOBRZPAIMRD-UHFFFAOYSA-O
SMILES
  • [B-](F)(F)(F)F.[NH4+]
Properties
NH4BF4
Molar mass 104.85 g/mol
Appearance Colorless to white crystals
Density 1.871 g/cm3
Melting point 220-230 °C (Sublimes)
Boiling point N/A
3.09 g/100 ml (-1.0 °C)
5.26 g/100 ml (-1.5 °C)
10.85 g/100 ml (-2.7 °C)
12.20 g/100 ml (0 °C)
25 g/100 ml (16 °C)
25.83 g/100 ml (25 °C)
44.09 g/100 ml (50 °C)
67.50 g/100 ml (75 °C)
98.93 g/100 ml (100 °C)
113.7 g/100 ml (108.5 °C)
Solubility Ammonium hydroxide
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Corrosive, irritant, toxic if ingested
GHS labelling:
Warning
H290, H314, H315, H319, H335
P234, P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P390, P403+P233, P404, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS)
Related compounds
Other anions
Tetrafluoroborate
Other cations
Ammonium
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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