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'''Sodium tetrafluoroborate''', also called '''sodium borofluoride''', is a ] with formula NaBF<sub>4</sub>. It forms colorless water-soluble ] crystals and is soluble in water (108 g/100 ml) and less soluble in organic solvents.<ref>{{Kirjaviite | Tekijä = George W. A. Milne | Nimeke =Gardner's commercially important chemicals | Vuosi =2005 |Sivu =564 |Julkaisija =John Wiley and Sons | Tunniste = ISBN 978-0-471-73518-2 | www =http://books.google.fi/books?id=oWdc2qcb3QsC&pg=PA564&dq=Sodium+tetrafluoroborate&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Sodium%20tetrafluoroborate&f=false | www-teksti =Kirja Googlen teoshaussa | Viitattu =16.01.2010 | Kieli ={{en}}}}</ref> '''Sodium tetrafluoroborate''' is an ] with formula NaBF<sub>4</sub>. It is a salt that forms colorless or white ] crystals and is soluble in water (108 g/100 mL) but less soluble in organic solvents.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oWdc2qcb3QsC&q=Sodium+tetrafluoroborate&pg=PA564 | title = Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals: Synonyms, Trade Names, and Properties | isbn = 9780471735182 | last1 = Milne | first1 = G. W. A | date = 2005-07-11| publisher = John Wiley & Sons }}</ref>


Sodium tetrafluoroborate is used in some ] used for ] and to produce ].<ref name="Georg">{{cite book|last=Brauer|first=Georg|title=Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry Vol. 1, 2nd Ed.|date=1963|publisher=Academic Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0121266011|page=220 & 222|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLYatwAACAAJ&q=Handbook+of+Preparative+Inorganic+Chemistry}}</ref>
It is a source of ] anion. It is used in ] for ] reactions and as a ], and for lab-scale preparation of ].


==Preparation==
Sodium tetrafluoroborate is used in some ] used for ].
Sodium tetrafluoroborate can be prepared by neutralizing ] with ] or ].<ref name ="concise">{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Owuv-c9L_IMC&q=Sodium+tetrafluoroborate&pg=PA1001 | title = Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry | isbn = 9783110114515 | last1 = Eagleson | first1 = Mary | year = 1994| publisher = Walter de Gruyter }}</ref>
:NaOH + HBF<sub>4</sub> → NaBF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O
:Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> + 2 HBF<sub>4</sub> 2 NaBF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O + CO<sub>2</sub>


Alternatively the chemical can be synthesized from ], ], and sodium carbonate:<ref name="Georg" />


:2H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> + 8HF + Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> → 2NaBF<sub>4</sub> + 7H<sub>2</sub>O + CO<sub>2</sub>
Sodium tetrafluoroborate can be prepared by neutralizing ] with ] or ]. <ref name ="concise">{{Kirjaviite | Tekijä =Thomas Scott, Mary Eagleson | Nimeke =Concise encyclopedia chemistry | Vuosi =1994 |Sivu =1001 |Julkaisija =Walter de Gruyter | Tunniste = ISBN 978-3110114515 | www =http://books.google.fi/books?id=Owuv-c9L_IMC&pg=PA1001&dq=Sodium+tetrafluoroborate&lr=&cd=19#v=onepage&q=Sodium%20tetrafluoroborate&f=false | www-teksti =Kirja Googlen teoshaussa | Viitattu =16.01.2010 | Kieli ={{en}}}}</ref>
:Na<sub>2</sub>O + 2 HBF<sub>4</sub> → 2 NaBF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O
:NaOH + HBF<sub>4</sub> → NaBF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O
:Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> + 2 HBF<sub>4</sub> → 2 NaBF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O + CO<sub>2</sub>


==Reactions and uses==
Sodium tetrafluoroborate can be used to prepare ], an ], by reacting with ].<ref>http://books.google.fi/books?id=J55D3HcgPuoC&pg=PA76&dq=%22Sodium+tetrafluoroborate%22&hl=fi&ei=TNCoTZbDIov3sgbc5aWXCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA</ref>
On heating to its melting point, sodium tetrafluoroborate decomposes to ] and ]:<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LkIWiNg4FGEC&q=%22Sodium+tetrafluoroborate%22&pg=PA1271 | title = Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference | isbn = 9780470334454 | last1 = Richard J. Lewis | first1 = Sr | date = 2008-07-14| publisher = Wiley }}</ref>

:NaBF<sub>4</sub> → NaF + BF<sub>3</sub>
On heating, sodium tetrafluoroborate decomposes to ] and ].<ref>http://books.google.fi/books?id=LkIWiNg4FGEC&pg=PA1271&dq=%22Sodium+tetrafluoroborate%22&hl=fi&ei=TNCoTZbDIov3sgbc5aWXCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ</ref>
It is a source of ] anion, which is used in ] for the preparation of salts. Sodium tetrafluoroborate can be used for synthesis of ]s, where tetrafluoroborate is the anion.

Sodium tetrafluoroborate can be used for synthesis of ]s, where the tetrafluoroborate often plays the role of the product's anion.


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