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2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol

BioUltra, for molecular biology, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Trifluoroethyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CF3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.04
Beilstein:
1733203
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

grade

for molecular biology

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

70 mmHg ( 25 °C)

product line

BioUltra

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

~896 °F

expl. lim.

42 %

impurities

DNases, none detected
RNases, none detected
insoluble matter, passes filter test
phosphatases, none detected
proteases, none detected

refractive index

n20/D 1.3 (lit.)

bp

77-80 °C (lit.)

mp

−44 °C (lit.)

density

1.373 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg
K: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Na: ≤1 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

λ

neat

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.03
λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.02

SMILES string

OCC(F)(F)F

application(s)

sample preparation

InChI

1S/C2H3F3O/c3-2(4,5)1-6/h6H,1H2

InChI key

RHQDFWAXVIIEBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol (Trifluoroethyl alcohol, TFE) is used to study the conformational states of proteins and the folding refolding processes of proteins.

Other Notes

Solvent used for sample preparation in electrophoresis

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Inhalation

Target Organs

Blood

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

86.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

30 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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K Shiraki et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 245(2), 180-194 (1995-01-13)
Trifluoroethanol (TFE) is known to stabilize the alpha-helical structure in proteins and their fragments. However, the relationship between the TFE-induced structures and the native structure is not clear. Here we show that beta-lactoglobulin, which consists predominantly of beta-sheets, exhibited a
T Rabilloud et al.
Electrophoresis, 19(6), 1006-1014 (1998-06-25)
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