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Zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate

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Synonym(s):

Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato)zinc, Zinc trifluoromethylsulfonate, Zn(OTf)2, Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid zinc salt, Zinc triflate, Zn(OTf)2

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CF3SO3)2Zn
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
363.53
Beilstein:
4028195
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

reaction suitability

core: zinc
reagent type: catalyst

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Catalysis
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≥300 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[Zn++].[O-]S(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F.[O-]S(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/2CHF3O3S.Zn/c2*2-1(3,4)8(5,6)7;/h2*(H,5,6,7);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

CITILBVTAYEWKR-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

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Zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate acts as a lewis acid in nucleophilic addition and as a catalyst in aldol reactions.

Application

  • Initiating a high-temperature zinc ion battery through a triazolium-based ionic liquid: This study explores the use of zinc trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in ionic liquid for high-temperature zinc ion batteries, demonstrating significant improvements in conductivity and stability. (Li et al., 2022).
  • Enhancing the solubility of 6-mercaptopurine by formation of ionic cocrystal with zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate: The research focuses on improving the solubility of 6-mercaptopurine by forming ionic cocrystals with zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate, resulting in single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation. (Yao et al., 2014).
  • Spontaneous desaturation of the solvation sheath for high-performance anti-freezing zinc-ion gel-electrolyte: This paper discusses the development of a high-performance anti-freezing zinc-ion gel-electrolyte using zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate, which shows excellent performance even at low temperatures. (Li et al., 2023).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Zinc triflate as Lewis acid in nucleophilic addition to cyclic N-acyliminium ions
Ronaldo Aloise P et al.
Synlett, 2005, 2297-2300 (2005)
Novel heterogeneous zinc triflate catalysts for the rearrangement of ?-pinene oxide.
Wilson K, et al.
Catalysis Letters, 61(1-2), 51-55 (1999)
Regioselective synthesis of 3-alkylindoles mediated by zinc triflate.
Zhu X and Ganesan A
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67(8), 2705-2708 (2002)
Magnesium and zinc-catalyzed thioketalization
Corey EJ and Shimoji K
Tetrahedron Letters, 24, 169-169 (1983)
Gang Liu et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(56), 7049-7051 (2012-06-12)
An unexpected silver triflate-catalyzed tandem reaction of N'-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazide with ketene through 6-endo-cyclization, [3+2] cycloaddition and rearrangement is reported. This reaction proceeds efficiently to generate the molecular complexity with the formation of four bonds in a one-pot procedure.

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