155195
N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide
≥99%
Synonym(s):
BSTFA
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Linear Formula:
CF3C[=NSi(CH3)3]OSi(CH3)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
257.40
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
247-103-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2050024
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
liquid
grade
synthesis grade
Quality Level
assay
≥99%
form
liquid
refractive index
n20/D 1.384 (lit.)
bp
45-50 °C/14 mmHg (lit.)
density
0.969 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
functional group
fluoro
SMILES string
C[Si](C)(C)O\C(=N\[Si](C)(C)C)C(F)(F)F
InChI
1S/C8H18F3NOSi2/c1-14(2,3)12-7(8(9,10)11)13-15(4,5)6/h1-6H3/b12-7+
InChI key
XCOBLONWWXQEBS-KPKJPENVSA-N
General description
N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide is an organosilicon reagent for trimethylsilylation, deprotection, dehydrogenation, allylic alkylation, nitronate formation, and Claisen rearrangement.
BSTFA is a silylating agent used in the synthesis of 4-Quinolones.
BSTFA is a silylating agent used in the synthesis of 4-Quinolones.
Application
N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide can be used as a derivatization reagent for the determination of the estrogens estrone and 17α-ethinylestradiol by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
93.2 °F
flash_point_c
34 °C
ppe
Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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Synthesis of 4-Quinolones: N, O-Bis (trimethylsilyl) acetamide-Mediated Cyclization with Cleavage of Aromatic C--O Bond
Pisa O, et al.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016, 2336-2350 (2016)
E Teixidó et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1135(1), 85-90 (2006-10-03)
A new, simple and selective method for the analysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in foods by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is proposed. Several derivatising procedures based on the formation of an HMF silylated derivative using different reagents were
Hidenori Matsukami et al.
The Science of the total environment, 493, 672-681 (2014-07-06)
Chlorinated and non-halogenated organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) including tris(2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate (TCIPP), diethylene glycol bis(di(2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate) (DEG-BDCIPP), triphenyl phosphate (TPHP), and bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPA-BDPP) have been used increasingly as alternatives to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and other brominated flame retardants.