Haynes, W.M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 91st ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 2010-2011. 4-53.
Forms dense white fumes in moist air; ... reacts with incandescence when heated with alkali metals or alkaline earth metals except magnesium
O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006. 220.
Easily forms coordination complexes with molecules having at least one unshared pair of electrons; forms solid complex with nitric acid (HNO3.2BF3); polymerizes unsaturated molecules
O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006. 220.
Gaseous or liquid boron trifluoride does not react with mercury or chromium, even at high pressures for long periods.
Braker W, Mossman A; Matheson Gas Data Book 6th Ed p.53 (1980).
Critical volume: 115 cu cm/mol
Haynes, W.M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 91st ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 2010-2011. 6-82.
Standard enthalpy of formation at 25 deg C: -1136.0 kJ/mol (gas)
Haynes, W.M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 91st ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 2010-2011. 5-5.
Enthalpy of fusion: 4.20 kJ/mol at -126.8 deg C
Haynes, W.M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 91st ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 2010-2011. 6-146.
Vapor pressure: 1 Pa at -173.9 deg C (solid); 10 Pa at -166.0 deg C (solid); 100 Pa at -156.0 deg C (solid); 1 kPa at -143.0 deg C (solid); 10 kPa at -125.9 deg C; 100 kPa at -101.1 deg C
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