Topic summary

Trimethylborane

Trimethylborane
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Trimethylborane
Other names
Trimethylborine
Trimethylboron
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpiderECHA InfoCard100.008.926EC Number
  • 209-816-3
  • InChI=1S/C3H9B/c1-4(2)3/h1-3H3
    Key: WXRGABKACDFXMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CB(C)C
Properties C3H9B Molar mass55.92 g/mol Appearance Colorless gas or liquid Density0.625 g/cm at −100 °C Melting point−161.5 °C (−258.7 °F; 111.6 K) Boiling point−20.2 °C (−4.4 °F; 253.0 K) Slight, highly reactive Structure Δ Hazards Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Spontaneously flammable in air; causes burns GHS labelling: DangerH220, H250, H280, H314P210, P222, P260, P264, P301+P330+P331, P302+P334, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P370+P378, P377, P381, P403, P405, P410+P403, P422, P501NFPA 704 (fire diamond) Flash pointNot applicable, pyrophoric gas −40 °C (−40 °F; 233 K) Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS from Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trimethylborane (TMB) is a toxic, pyrophoric gas with the formula B(CH3)3 (which can also be written as Me3B, with Me representing methyl).