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299537

Trifluoroacetic acid

≥99%, for protein sequencing

Synonym(s):

TFA

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Linear Formula:
CF3COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.02
Beilstein:
742035
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

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vapor density

3.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

97.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

type

for protein sequencing

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

impurities

<0.05% water

evapn. residue

<0.005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.3 (lit.)

pH

1 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

bp

72.4 °C (lit.)

mp

−15.4 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 10.000 g/L

density

1.489 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(C(F)(F)F)=O

InChI

1S/C2HF3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)

InChI key

DTQVDTLACAAQTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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assay

≥99%

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥99% (acidimetric)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

-

pH

1 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

pH

1 (20 °C, 1 g/L)

pH

1 (10 g/L in H2O)

pH

-

impurities

<0.05% water

impurities

≤0.05% water

impurities

-

impurities

≤0.05% water

bp

72.4 °C (lit.)

bp

72.4 °C (lit.)

bp

72.4 °C (lit.)

bp

72.4 °C (lit.)

General description

Our biotech solvents offer exceptional quality for reliable RNA extraction, ensuring optimal laboratory performance. With low water content and minimal residue, give clean UV spectra to minimize contamination.
  • High-Quality Biotech Solvents: Designed for optimal laboratory performance with low water content and minimal residues.
  • Ideal for RNA Extraction: Essential for genetic testing and research applications like PCR.
  • Ensures Integrity of Genetic Material: Promotes reliable and reproducible results.
  • Industry Compliant: Suitable for both academic and commercial laboratories, enhancing research efficiency.

Trifluoroacetic acid is a naturally occurring organic solvent and biodegradable by microbial action. It can also be used as a catalyst for various organic transformations, including solvolysis, rearrangements, reductions, oxidations, and trifluoromethylation.

Application

Trifluoroacetic acid can be used as a solvent in the:
  • Mass spectrometry for protein identification.
  • Microwave-irradiated bromination of isoxazoles and pyrazoles with N-bromosuccinimide to synthesize mono-brominated isoxazoles and pyrazoles.
  • Lewis acid-catalyzed 6-endo-digcyclization of 2-(2-arylethynyl)heteroaryl esters to heterocyclic lactones.
  • Electrospinning of cellulose acetate to prepare the corresponding nanofibrous membranes.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

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JAN Code

299537-25G:
299537-50ML:
299537-500G:
299537-2L:
299537-5KG:
299537-BULK:
299537-100G:
299537-VAR:
299537-50G:
QR-047-100G:


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Andrew C Tolonen et al.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (89)(89), doi:10-doi:10 (2014-07-22)
Stable isotope labeling of peptides by reductive dimethylation (ReDi labeling) is a method to accurately quantify protein expression differences between samples using mass spectrometry. ReDi labeling is performed using either regular (light) or deuterated (heavy) forms of formaldehyde and sodium
Continuous-flow synthesis of the anti-malaria drug artemisinin.
François Lévesque et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 51(7), 1706-1709 (2012-01-18)
Guangfa Shi et al.
Organic letters, 17(1), 38-41 (2014-12-18)
Direct trifluoromethylation of arenes using TFA as the trifluoromethylating reagent was achieved with Ag as the catalyst. This reaction not only provides a new protocol for aryl C-H trifluoromethylation, but the generation of CF3· from TFA may prove useful in
W C Mahoney et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 255(23), 11199-11203 (1980-12-10)
A method employing reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography has been developed for the purification of large denatured peptides. The cyanogen bromide fragments of hemoglobin alpha, beta, and gamma chains (13 to 91 residues in length) could be separated and
Macro- and micromethods for the determination of serum vitamin A using trifluoroacetic acid.
J B Neeld et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 79, 454-462 (1963-04-01)

Protocols

BIOshell™ IgG 1000 Å C4 UHPLC Column for Improved Biomacromolecule Separations

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      For all products, we recommend handling per defined conditions as printed in our product literature and website product descriptions. We recommend that products should be routinely inspected by customers to ensure they perform as expected.
      For products without retest or expiration dates, our standard warranty of 1 year from the date of shipment is applicable.
      For more information, please refer to the Product Dating Information document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/418/501/product-dating-information-06-25-mk.pdf

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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