三溴化硼作为一种强酸性路易斯酸可以用于脱烷基反应,反应机理如下图,首先甲基醚中氧原子的孤对电子进攻硼原子,溴离子离去,氧原子为正电性;然后溴离子进攻甲基碳正中心生成甲基溴;最后烷氧基二溴硼烷经过水解得到相应的羟基化合物。一般选择极性溶剂促进反应,例如乙二醇二甲醚和四氢呋喃。

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一般活性药物分子都具有手性中心,2021年报道的文献中尝试了HBr/AcOH, HCl/iPrOH, AlCl3脱甲基,会发生消旋或转化不完全;尝试利用蛋氨酸/甲基磺酸脱甲基需要长达3天的时间,并且长时间反应会导致产物消旋;最后利用三溴化硼可以完全脱甲基并顺便脱掉Boc,高效保护了化合物的手性。

图片来源:Org. Process Res. Dev. 2022, 26, 3, 710–729
| Chemical Name | Boron tribromide | 
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| Synonym | BORON TRIBROMIDE, REAGENTPLUS, >=99% BORON TRIBROMIDE, 99.995% 晶碱石 boron (III) bromide BORON TRIBROMIDE, REAGENTPLUS, 99.9% Bortribromid 三溴化硼(0402禁空运) boronbromide(bbr3) 三溴化硼,1M在二氯甲烷溶剂中 Boron tribromide tribromoborane 三溴化硼 BORON TRIBROMIDE, 1.0M SOLUTION IN HEPTA NE tribromo-boran Boron bromide (BBr3) BORON TRIBROMIDE SOLUTION, ~1 M IN DICHL OROMETHANE Borane,tribromo- Boron,tribromo- trona 天然碱 BORON TRIBROMIDE BBr3 三溴化硼 溶液 Borane, tribromo- BORON TRIBROMIDE, 1.0M SOLUTION IN HEXAN ES Tribromoboron tribromuredebore 溴化硼 boron tribromide 三溴硼烷(爆炸,禁止销售)BORON TRIBROMIDE, 99.9% 三溴硼烷 丝光晶碱石 BORON TRIBROMIDE, 1.0M SOLUTION IN DICHL OROMETHANE Boron tribromide Solution BORON BROMIDE Boron bromide 溴化硼;天然碱 三溴化硼, 99% MIN 碳酸钠石 tribromoboron Tribromoborane 天然碱;碳酸钠石 BBr3 | 
| CAS Number | 10294-33-4 | 
| PubChem Substance ID | 125307031 | 
| EC Number | 233-657-9 | 
| MDL Number | MFCD00011312 | 
| Reaxys-RN | 3903058 | 
| Merck Number | 1347 | 
| Beilstein Registry Number | 2384789 | 
| Chemical Name Translation | 三溴化硼 | 
| LabNetwork Molecule ID | LN00163667 | 
| WGK Germany | 3 | 
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| Hazard Codes | T+ T+,C T+;C T+,C,F,N | 
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| Personal Protective Equipment | Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, Goggles, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US), type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter | 
| RTECS | ED7400000 | 
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| Storage condition | Moisture Sensitive 2-8℃易吸潮,密封充氩保存。 Poison room 充氩保存 易吸潮,密封充氩保存。 Moisture & Light Sensitive 0-10°C 避光,易吸潮,密封充氩保存。 0-10 | 
| UN Number | 3390 UN2692 3489 UN3390 UN3384 | 
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| Packing Group | I | 
| Hazard Class | 6.1/3, 8 | 
| Warnings | 危化品目录(2015) | 
| Restrict | 危险品 | 
| Mol. Formula | BBr3 | 
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| Mol. Weight | 250.54 | 
| Boiling Point | 91.3°C | 
| Density | 1.4496 | 
| Melting Point | -46°C | 
| Refractive index | 1.4340 | 
| TSCA | Yes | 
| Flash Point | -4°C(lit.) | 
| Vapor Density | 8.6 (vs air) | 
| Vapor Pressure | 40 mmHg ( 14 °C) | 
| Solubility | 溶于四氯化碳。 | 
| Stability | 对热、光线、湿度敏感 | 
| Appearance | pale yellow to orange liq. | 
| pH | :A | 
*以上化合物性质及应用等信息仅供参考