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(S)-(+)-α-Methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetyl chloride

99%

Synonym(s):

(S)-(+)-MTPA-Cl, Mosher’s acid chloride

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Linear Formula:
C6H5C(OCH3)(CF3)COCl
CAS Number:
20445-33-4
Molecular Weight:
252.62
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3591562
MDL number:
MFCD00067105
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24863007
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

99%

form

liquid

optical purity

ee: 98% (GLC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.469 (lit.)

bp

213-214 °C (lit.)

density

1.35 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CO[C@@](C(Cl)=O)(c1ccccc1)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C10H8ClF3O2/c1-16-9(8(11)15,10(12,13)14)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3/t9-/m1/s1

InChI key

PAORVUMOXXAMPL-SECBINFHSA-N

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General description

(S)-(+)-α-Methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetyl chloride is commonly used as a derivatizing agent in Mosher ester analysis and Mosher amide analysis, which are NMR-based methods for determining the absolute configuration of the chiral carbon center in secondary alcohols and amines, respectively.

Application

Used in the synthesis of natural products and pheromones.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.354

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

192.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

89 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Synthesis of beta-hydroxyaldehydes with stereogenic quaternary carbon centers by direct organocatalytic asymmetric aldol reactions.
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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 43(18), 2420-2423 (2004-04-29)
José Luis García Ruano et al.
Organic letters, 6(11), 1757-1760 (2004-05-21)
A new type of vinylogous tin-Pummerer rearrangement reaction was observed when benzyl tin derivatives containing a sulfinyl group at the ortho position were allowed to react with acyl chlorides or TFAA. The reaction is thought to proceed by nucleophilic attack
Mosher ester analysis for the determination of absolute configuration of stereogenic (chiral) carbinol carbons.
Hoye TR, et al.
Nature Protocols, 2(10), 2451-2458 (2007)
K J Miller et al.
Journal of chromatography, 307(2), 335-342 (1984-05-11)
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed for resolution of enantiomers of chiral ring-substituted 1-phenyl-2- aminopropanes (amphetamines) and 1-phenylethylamine following derivatization with four chiral reagents: (R)-(+)-1-phenylethyl isocyanate ( PEIC ), (-)-alpha-methoxy-alpha-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetyl chloride ( MTPA X Cl), 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate ( GITC )
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