Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate is the organic oxonium compound with the formula [(CH3CH2)3O]BF4. It is often called Meerwein’s reagent after its discoverer Hans Meerwein. Also well known and commercially available is the related trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate. The compounds are exceptionally strong alkylating agents. Aside from the BF4− salt many related derivatives are available with varying solubilities and stabilities.
