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Reagents for Acylation



Acylation, an alternative to silylation, allows the conversion of compounds with active hydrogen such as -OH, -SH, and -NH into esters, thioesters and amines, respectively. A very popular example of this method is the insertion of perfluoracyl groups to enable electron capture detection (ECD). Carbonyl groups adjacent to halogenated carbons enhance the ECD response.
A further benefit of acylation is the formation of fragmentation-directing derivatives for GC/MS analysis. Acylation reagents can be classified into two main groups: fluoro acid anhydrides and fluoracylimidazoles.

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65371(±)-α-Methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid purum, ≥97.0% (T) pricing
23197(1S)-(+)-Menthyl chloroformate purum, ≥95.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC) pricing
172811-(Pentafluoropropionyl)imidazole puriss., ≥98.5% (GC) pricing
878512,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione purum, ≥98.0% (GC) pricing
023792,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzoic anhydride purum, ≥98.0% (GC) pricing
767322,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzoyl chloride puriss., ≥98.5% (GC) pricing
767332,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzoyl chloride puriss., ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
774502-Bromoacetophenone puriss., ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
883002-Thenoyltrifluoroacetone puriss. p.a., for spectrophotometric det. of metal ions, ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
413924-Bromophenacyl trifluoromethanesulfonate purum, ≥95% (H-NMR/C-NMR) pricing
33085Acetic anhydride pricing
91204Acetic anhydride puriss. p.a., for GC, ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
505862Acylation Sampler Kit pricing
33021BF3 - Methanol 10 % (w/w), pkg of 400 mL pricing
15715Boron trifluoride-methanol solution purum, ~10% (~1.3 M) pricing
19667Butylboronic acid for GC, ≥96.0% (T) pricing
33140Esterate M bottle of 25 mL pricing
91734Ethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate purum, ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
505854FID Alkyation Sampler Kit pricing
77251Heptafluorobutyric anhydride puriss., ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
77253Heptafluorobutyric anhydride puriss., ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
87472Hydrogen chloride - 1-Butanol solution puriss. p.a., for GC, ~3 M in 1-butanol pricing
58360Isobutyric acid puriss. p.a., ≥99.5% (GC) pricing
506516Methanolic H2SO4 10% in methanol, pkg of 6 × 5 mL pricing
91736Methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate purum, ≥97.0% (GC) pricing
66638N,N′-Diisopropyl-O-methylisourea purum, ≥97.0% (GC) pricing
65943N-Methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide) puriss., ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
78268N-Methyl-bis-heptafluorobutyramide purum p.a., derivatization reagent for GC/MS, ≥96.0% (GC) pricing
29245N1-[3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N1-methylglycinamide hydrochloride puriss., ≥99.0% (HPLC) New pricing
33001Pentafluorobenzyl bromide ampule of 5 g pricing
77290Pentafluoropropionic acid purum, ≥97.0% (GC) pricing
90217Pentafluoropropionic anhydride purum, ≥96.0% (GC) pricing
91090Trichloroacetyl chloride purum, ≥98.0% (AT) pricing
91719Trifluoroacetic anhydride puriss. p.a., derivatization grade (for GC), ≥99.0% (GC) pricing
87865Trifluoroacetic anhydride puriss. p.a., derivatization grade (for GC), ≥99.0% (GC) pricing