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Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate

purum, ≥98.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

TMS triflate, TMSOTf, Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid trimethylsilylester

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Linear Formula:
CF3SO3Si(CH3)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
222.26
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1868911
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

purum

Quality Level

assay

≥98.0% (T)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.36 (lit.)

bp

77 °C/80 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.228 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)OS(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C4H9F3O3SSi/c1-12(2,3)10-11(8,9)4(5,6)7/h1-3H3

InChI key

FTVLMFQEYACZNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate may be used to catalyze:
  • Allylation of acetals to form homoallyl ethers.
  • Synthesis of 1,2-trans-glycosides.
  • Conversion of alcohols to esters.
  • Aminomethylation of silyl enol ethers with aminomethyl alkyl ethers.
  • Glycosidation of (+)-4-demethoxyanthracyclinones.

Other Notes

Efficient silylating agent and strong Lewis acid catalyst ; Review

pictograms

FlameCorrosion

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

77.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

25 °C - closed cup

ppe

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


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Synthesis of homoallyl ethers via allylation of acetals in ionic liquids catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate.
Zerth HM
Organic Letters, 5(1), 55-57 (2003)
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as an effective catalyst for glycoside synthesis.
Ogawa T
Carbohydrate Research, 93(1), C6-C9 (1981)
A novel aminomethylation of silyl enol ethers with aminomethyl ethers catalyzed by iodotrimethylsilane or trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate.
Hosomi A
Tetrahedron Letters, 23(5), 547-550 (1982)
J. Heberle et al.
Silylating Agents, 2nd ed. (1995)
An extremely fast and efficient acylation reaction of alcohols with acid anhydrides in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as catalyst.
Procopiou PA
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), (23), 2625-2626 (1996)

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