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Pentafluorophenol

≥99%, for peptide synthesis, ReagentPlus®

Synonym(s):

2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorophenol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6F5OH
CAS Number:
771-61-9
Molecular Weight:
184.06
Beilstein:
1912584
EC Number:
212-235-8
MDL number:
MFCD00002156
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
24846624
NACRES:
NA.22

product name

Pentafluorophenol, ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

solid

bp

143 °C (lit.)

mp

34-36 °C (lit.)

application(s)

peptide synthesis

SMILES string

Oc1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F

InChI

1S/C6HF5O/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h12H

InChI key

XBNGYFFABRKICK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pentafluorophenol is widely used as a precursor in both solution and solid-phase peptide synthesis. It is also involved in the preparation of aromatic fluoro derivatives.

Application

Pentafluorophenol can be used as a reactant to synthesize pentafluorophenyl esters from:
  • N-protected amino acid in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and ethyl acetate.
  • t-Butoxycarbonyl-L-alanylglycinein the presence of 1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride.
  • Aliphatic dicarboxylic acids in the presence of pyridine, diisopropylcarbodiimide, and acetonitrile.
It can also be used as a reactant to synthesize pentafluorophenyl formate which can be used as a formylating agent in organic synthesis.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 + H312

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

161.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

72 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Pentafluorophenol
Jones K
eEROS (Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis) (2001)
M Adamczyk et al.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 8(2), 253-255 (1997-03-01)
A mixture of 5- and 6-carboxyfluorescein was activated with 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride in the presence of either N-hydroxysuccinimide or pentafluorophenol to give the corresponding succinimidyl and pentafluorophenyl esters. The regioisomeric mixtures were separated to give the 5- and 6-succinimidyl and pentafluorophenyl
Nadine Grebenstein et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1243, 39-46 (2012-05-09)
Of the eight natural vitamin E congeners (α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherol and α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocotrienol), the non-α-tocopherol congeners have unique biological properties that may contribute to human health. Their study in vivo has been complicated by the
Nicolas Abello et al.
Analytical chemistry, 80(23), 9171-9180 (2008-10-29)
Stable isotope labeling (SIL) in combination with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry is one of the most widely used quantitative analytical methods due to its sensitivity and ability to deal with extremely complex biological samples. However, SIL methods for metabolite analysis are
Total synthesis and confirmation of the revised structures of azaspiracid-2 and azaspiracid-3.
K C Nicolaou et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 45(16), 2609-2615 (2006-03-21)
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