KnowraBoron trifluorideLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Boron trifluoride, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 1Related 1Compared with 2Trigonal planar molecular geometryBroader topic: It is a textbook example with three equivalent B–F bonds and no central lone pair.Aluminium chlorideCompared with: BF₃ is another electron-pair acceptor used to activate reactants in organic synthesis.Antimony pentafluorideCompared with: BF₃ is a familiar Lewis acid, but SbF₅ has substantially greater fluoride affinity.Lewis acids and basesRelated: Its electron-deficient boron center makes BF₃ a textbook Lewis acid.