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Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate

≥98%

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Linear Formula:
CF3CH2CH2CO2C2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
170.13
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.3516 (lit.)

bp

127 °C (lit.)

density

1.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CCC(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C6H9F3O2/c1-2-11-5(10)3-4-6(7,8)9/h2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

PSRZMXNNQTWAGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate is an ethyl ester of 4,4,4-tributyric acid. It is a useful spin trapping reagent used for ESR/EPR spectroscopy. It can be synthesized from Grignard reagent derived from 3-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane..

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

91.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

33 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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R T Jacobs et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 37(9), 1282-1297 (1994-04-29)
The continued exploration of a series of 3-(arylmethyl)-1H-indole-5-carboxamides by the introduction of fluorinated amide substituents has resulted in the discovery of 4-[[5-[((2R)-2-methyl-4,4,4-trifluorobutyl)carbamoyl]-1-methyli ndol- 3-yl]methyl]-3-methoxy-N-[(2-methyl-phenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide (38p, ZENECA ZD3523), which has been chosen for clinical evaluation. This compound exhibited a Ki of
Compounds Derived from 3-Halo-1, 1, 1-trifluoropropane1, 2.
McBee E, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 72(11), 5071-5073 (1950)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 60, 5434-5434 (1995)

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