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Trifluoroacetic anhydride (CAS 407-25-0)

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Alternate Names:
TFAA
Application:
Trifluoroacetic anhydride is for the preparation of N- and O-trifluoroacetyl derivatives
CAS Number:
407-25-0
Molecular Weight:
210.03
Molecular Formula:
C4F6O3
Supplemental Information:
This is classified as a Dangerous Good for transport and may be subject to additional shipping charges.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
* Refer to Certificate of Analysis for lot specific data.

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Trifluoroacetic anhydride is used for the preparation of N- and O-trifluoroacetyl derivatives of a wide range of biologically active compounds for GC analysis. Also used in the oxidation of aldehydes to acids, amides or esters. Strong non-oxidizing acid, laboratory reagent, solvent, catalyst. It is used in the laboratory as a model system to study antimicrobial agents and the reaction mechanism of these compounds


Trifluoroacetic anhydride (CAS 407-25-0) References

  1. Trifluoroacetic anhydride-catalyzed nitration of toluene as an approach to the specific analysis of nitrate by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.  |  Smythe, GA., et al. 1999. Nitric Oxide. 3: 67-74. PMID: 10355897
  2. Trifluoroacetic anhydride-mediated solid-phase version of the Robinson-Gabriel synthesis of oxazoles.  |  Pulici, M., et al. 2005. J Comb Chem. 7: 463-73. PMID: 15877475
  3. Trifluoroacetic anhydride-catalyzed oxidation of isonitriles by DMSO: a rapid, convenient synthesis of isocyanates.  |  Le, HV. and Ganem, B. 2011. Org Lett. 13: 2584-5. PMID: 21491899
  4. Trifluoroacetic anhydride promoted tandem conjugate addition of boronic acids/acetal ring opening.  |  Roscales, S. and Csáky, AG. 2012. Org Lett. 14: 1187-9. PMID: 22339156
  5. One-pot synthesis of thermoplastic mixed paramylon esters using trifluoroacetic anhydride.  |  Shibakami, M., et al. 2015. Carbohydr Polym. 119: 1-7. PMID: 25563938
  6. Acylation of cellulose nanocrystals with acids/trifluoroacetic anhydride and properties of films from esters of CNCs.  |  Huang, F., et al. 2017. Carbohydr Polym. 155: 525-534. PMID: 27702544
  7. Trifluoroacetic Anhydride Promoted Copper(I)-Catalyzed Interrupted Click Reaction: From 1,2,3-Triazoles to 3-Trifluoromethyl-Substituted 1,2,4-Triazinones.  |  Wu, W., et al. 2017. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 56: 10476-10480. PMID: 28665026
  8. Elemental tellurium mediated synthesis of 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles using trifluoroacetic anhydride as reagent.  |  Luo, B. and Weng, Z. 2018. Chem Commun (Camb). 54: 10750-10753. PMID: 30191210
  9. Transparent and Robust All-Cellulose Nanocomposite Packaging Materials Prepared in a Mixture of Trifluoroacetic Acid and Trifluoroacetic Anhydride.  |  Guzman-Puyol, S., et al. 2019. Nanomaterials (Basel). 9: PMID: 30841528
  10. Trifluoroacetic Acid and Trifluoroacetic Anhydride Radical Cations Dissociate near the Ionization Limit.  |  Lesniak, L., et al. 2019. J Phys Chem A. 123: 6313-6318. PMID: 31251045
  11. Mono-N-oxidation of heterocycle-fused pyrimidines.  |  Tang, Y., et al. 2021. Dalton Trans. 50: 2143-2148. PMID: 33491730
  12. Radical Trifluoroacetylation of Alkenes Triggered by a Visible-Light-Promoted C-O Bond Fragmentation of Trifluoroacetic Anhydride.  |  Zhang, K., et al. 2021. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 60: 22487-22495. PMID: 34289531
  13. Trifluoromethylations of (Hetero)arenes and Polarized Alkenes Using Trifluoroacetic Anhydride under Photoredox Catalysis.  |  Song, Y., et al. 2023. Org Lett. 25: 2372-2376. PMID: 36971301

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Product NameCatalog #UNITPriceQtyFAVORITES

Trifluoroacetic anhydride, 25 g

sc-213113
25 g
$32.00

Trifluoroacetic anhydride, 100 g

sc-213113A
100 g
$87.00