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Organotrifluoroborate
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<p>Organotrifluoroborates are <a href="/facts/Organoboron_chemistry/r6NQHXYt">organoboron compounds</a> that contain an anion with the <a href="/facts/General_formula/hghUtthl">general formula</a> [RBF3]−. They can be thought of as protected <a href="/facts/Boronic_acid/BtN4s5B4">boronic acids</a>, or as <a href="/facts/Adduct/vBpTmotm">adducts</a> of <a href="/facts/Carbanion/AyYH2udQ">carbanions</a> and <a href="/facts/Boron_trifluoride/2qa0NIH8">boron trifluoride</a>. Organotrifluoroborates are tolerant of air and moisture and are easy to handle and purify. They are often used in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/aprl6Iq7">organic synthesis</a> as alternatives to boronic acids (RB(OH)2), <a href="/facts/Boronic_acid/BtN4s5B4">boronate esters</a> (RB(OR′)2), and organoboranes (R3B), particularly for <a href="/facts/Suzuki-Miyaura_coupling/aRISucCH">Suzuki-Miyaura coupling</a>. </p>