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52411

Heptafluorobutyric acid

suitable for ion chromatography, ≥99.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Edman Reagent No. 3, HFBA, Perfluorobutyric acid

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Linear Formula:
CF3CF2CF2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
214.04
UNSPSC Code:
41115710
NACRES:
NB.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
206-786-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1426882
MDL number:
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vapor density

7 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

~10 mmHg ( 25 °C)

description

anionic

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

ion chromatography: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.3 (lit.)

bp

120 °C/755 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.645 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Ba: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Bi: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Ca: ≤2 mg/kg, Cd: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Cu: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg, K: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Li: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Mg: ≤1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Mo: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Na: ≤3 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Sr: ≤0.01 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.05 mg/kg

SMILES string

OC(=O)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C4HF7O2/c5-2(6,1(12)13)3(7,8)4(9,10)11/h(H,12,13)

InChI key

YPJUNDFVDDCYIH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Heptafluorobutyric acid (HFBA) may be used to cleave glycylserine bonds, in an experimental protocol done in order to sequence glycine-rich protein from lizard claw.

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Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B



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Articles

LC/LC-MS method identifies 8 aminoglycosides in pork using Discovery® DSC-18 SPE and Ascentis® Express C18 UHPLC, per Chinese standards.


Sequence of a glycine-rich protein from lizard claw: unusual dilute acid and heptafluorobutyric acid cleavages.
Inglis A
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetics, 757-764 (1987)
Ulrika Eriksson et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 20(11), 7940-7948 (2013-04-17)
Diet and drinking water are suggested to be major exposure pathways for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). In this study, food items and water from Faroe Islands sampled in 2011/2012 were analyzed for 11 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and 4 perfluoroalkane sulfonic
Jan Busch et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 158(5), 1467-1471 (2010-01-08)
Polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) are widely used in industry and consumer products. These products could end up finally in landfills where their leachates are a potential source for PFCs into the aqueous environment. In this study, samples of untreated and treated