Define triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate

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Triethyloxonium Tetrafluoroborate, (CH3CH2)3O+ BF4 - is a solid with melting point 91-92 degrees Celsius. Show how this reagent can transfer an ethyl group to a nucleophile (Nuc:-) in an SN2 reaction. What is the leaving group? Why might this reagent be preferred to an ethyl halide?

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