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N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide

puriss. p.a., suitable for GC, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

BSTFA

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Linear Formula:
CF3C[=NSi(CH3)3]OSi(CH3)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
257.40
Beilstein:
2050024
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12000000

grade

for derivatization (GC/GC-MS)
puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

reaction suitability

reagent type: derivatization reagent
reaction type: Acylations

reagent type: derivatization reagent
reaction type: Silylations

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.384 (lit.)
n20/D 1.384

bp

45-50 °C/14 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.969 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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

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Application

Suitable for derivatization of Υ-aminobutyric acid, n-acetylneuraminic acid, dipeptides, dopamine O-sulfate (3- and 4-isomers), fatty acids, amino sugar methyl glycosides, glycosphingolipi, n-hydroxylamines, a-ketoacids, mesoxalic acid, nitrilotriacetate, phenolic acids, phospholipids, phosphoserine and phosphothreonine, prostaglandins F, prostaglandin H2 methyl ester, psiocin, psiocybin, terbutaline and thiohydantoins of amino acids, and thromboxane B2.

Other Notes

Reagent for N-acetyl, O-trimethylesilyl, sulfonyl trimethylsilyl esters, trimethylsilyl (TMS), trimethylsilyl diglyceride, trimethylsilyl quinoxalone and trimethylsilyl thiohydantoins.

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Identification of a reagent addition product in the silylation of mesoxalic acid.
S P Markey
Journal of chromatographic science, 11(8), 417-418 (1973-08-01)
R R Gorman et al.
Prostaglandins, 13(6), 1043-1053 (1977-06-01)
An easy biochemical preparation of the prostaglandin endoperoxides, PGH1 and PGH2, is described. Both of the endoperoxides are potent contractors of isolated gerbil colon smooth muscle. Contracture with PGH2 is about equal to that caused by the standard, PGE1, while
N.E. Hoffman and K.M. Gooding
Analytical Letters, 2, 479-479 (1969)
Gas chromatographic determination of nonvolatile fatty acids in cigarette smoke.
M R Guerin et al.
Analytical chemistry, 46(6), 761-763 (1974-05-01)
D B Repke et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 66(5), 743-744 (1977-05-01)
With the combined technique of GLC-mass spectrometry, psilocin and psilocybin, two hallucinogenic indoles, were analyzed as their trimethylsilyl derivatives. The method was applied to these two components in an extract of Psilocybe cubensis (Earle) Sing.

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