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2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol

analytical standard, for NMR spectroscopy

Synonym(s):

Trifluoroethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CF3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.04
Beilstein:
1733203
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard
for NMR spectroscopy

Quality Level

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

70 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

~896 °F

expl. lim.

42 %

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.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

OCC(F)(F)F

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 may be used as a co-solvent for the purification of certain alcohol sensitive compounds like boronic acid pinacol esters using supercritical fluid chromatography technique(SFC).

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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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Applications of 2, 2, 2 trifluoroethanol as a versatile co-solvent in supercritical fluid chromatography for purification of unstable boronate esters, enhancing throughput, reducing epimerization, and for additive free purifications
Asokan K, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1531, 122-130 (2018)
Multiple aspects of the toxicity of fluroxene and its metabolite 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol.
L S Kaminsky et al.
Critical reviews in toxicology, 19(2), 87-112 (1988-01-01)
Bei Feng et al.
Biomacromolecules, 13(12), 3917-3925 (2012-11-08)
In tissue engineering research, there has recently been considerable interest in using electrospun biomimetic nanofibers of hybrids, in particular, from natural and synthetic polymers for engineering different tissues. However, phase separation between a pair of much dissimilar polymers might give
A facile parallel synthesis of trifluoroethyl-substituted alkynes.
Cui-Bo Liu et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 51(25), 6227-6230 (2012-05-09)
John P Hodkinson et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 26(16), 1783-1792 (2012-07-11)
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