Perchloratoborate

Perchloratoborate is an anion of the form [B(ClO4)4]−. It can form partly stable solid salts with heavy alkali metals. They are more stable than nitratoborate salts.[1] K[B(ClO4)4] decomposes at 35 °C, Rb[B(ClO4)4] is stable to 50 °C, and Cs[B(ClO4)4] can exist up to 80 °C.[2]

Perchloratoborates are analogous to perchloratoaluminates ([Al(ClO4)4]−).

Another related anion is the chloroperchloratoborate, Cl3B(ClO4).[3]

Boron perchlorate itself is unstable above –5 °C.[4]

Decomposition

On thermal decomposition the alkali perchloratoborate salts form an alkali perchlorate, and boron trioxide as a solid residue, and gas containing dichlorine heptoxide, chlorine dioxide, chlorine, and oxygen.

2M[B(ClO4)4] → 2MClO4 + B2O3 + (3Cl2O7 or 6ClO2 + 41/2O2 or 6Cl2 + 101/2O2)[2]

When the alkali perchloratoborates first start to decompose at the lower temperatures, the reaction is endothermic, and dichlorine heptoxide is formed. However, if caesium perchloratoborate is heated the decomposition becomes exothermic above 90 °C, and at 100 °C it explodes exothermically forming chlorine and oxygen.[2]

Reactions

When rubidium perchloratoborate is reacted with extra perchloric acid, it forms RbBO(ClO4)2.[5]

In water, alkali perchloratoborates decompose exothermically to form boric acid, perchloric acid, and the perchlorate.[5]

Formation

Nitronium perchloratoborate (NO2B(ClO4)4)can be formed by reacting nitronium perchlorate with boron trichloride in solution. Similarly ammonium perchlorate reacts with BCl3 forming ammonium perchloratoborate.[5]

The metal perchloratoborates can also be formed from the metal perchlorate dissolved in anhydrous perchloric acid reacting with boron trichloride. Another way is to react a metal chloridoborate (MBCl4) with perchloric acid. Chloridoborates can be made from the metal chloride and boron trichloride dissolved in nitrosyl chloride.[5] Extra Cl2O7 drives the reaction forward.[5]

BCl3 + 3HClO4 → B(ClO4)3

Also formed is BCl2ClO4 and BCl(ClO4)2 which disproportionates above –78 °C to the boron perchlorate and dichloro boron perchlorate.[6]

B(ClO4)3 + ClO4− → B(ClO4)4−

Properties

Caesium perchloratoborate is hydroscopic.[4] It has a density of 2.5 g/cm3.[4] It has no colour.[4]

Infrared absorption bands are observed in caesium perchloratoborate at 640 and 1087 cm−1.[4]

Potassium perchloratoborate has density 2.18 g/cm3, and rubidium perchloratoborate has density 2.32 g/cm3.[5]

The three alkali perchloratoborates fume in moist air, are all crystalline and colourless.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Titova, K. V.; V. Ya. Rosolovskii (1975). "Reaction of nitrates of monovalent cations with BCl3". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science 24 (10): 2246–2248. doi:10.1007/BF00929774. ISSN 0568-5230.
  2. 1 2 3 Babaeva, V. P.; V. Ya. Rosolovskii (1974). "Thermal decomposition of perchloratoborates of the alkali metals". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science 23 (3): 477–481. doi:10.1007/BF00921126. ISSN 0568-5230.
  3. ↑ Titova, K. V.; V. Ya. Rosolovskii (1974). "Tetraalkylammonium chloroperchloratoborates". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science 23 (10): 2092–2095. doi:10.1007/BF00921261. ISSN 0568-5230.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Rosolovskii, V. Ya.; V. P. Babaeva (1971). "Some properties of cesium perchloratoborate". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science 20 (4): 792–794. doi:10.1007/BF00853930. ISSN 0568-5230.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Babaeva, V. P.; V. Ya. Rosolovskii (1973). "Alkali metal perchloratoborates". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science 22 (3): 476–479. doi:10.1007/BF00854006. ISSN 0568-5230.
  6. ↑ Pascal, Jean-Louis; Frédéric Favier (1998). "Inorganic perchlorato complexes". Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 178-180: 865–902. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(98)00102-7. ISSN 0010-8545.
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