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N-Heptafluorobutyrylimidazole

97%

Synonym(s):

1-(Perfluorobutyryl)imidazole, NSC 151966

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H3F7N2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
264.10
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.3865 (lit.)

bp

161 °C (lit.)

density

1.490 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

fluoro

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

FC(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(=O)n1ccnc1

InChI

1S/C7H3F7N2O/c8-5(9,6(10,11)7(12,13)14)4(17)16-2-1-15-3-16/h1-3H

InChI key

MSYHGYDAVLDKCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

May form a precipitate and may darken on storage-will not effect performance.

Application

N-Heptafluorobutyrylimidazole may be used as a derivatization reagent in the gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) analysis of the following compounds:
  • deoxynivalenol in wheat
  • antibiotics (gentamicin, tobramycin, netilmicin, and amikacin) in human serum
  • melatonin
  • heptafluorobutyryl compounds formed by acylation of indolealkylamines
  • acylation products of of morphine, codeine and nalorphine

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

170.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

77 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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"Identification and separation of indolealkylamines by gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of their heptafluorobutyryl derivatives"
Beningtom F, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 106(2), 435-443 (1975)
A gas-liquid chromatographic assay of melatonin and indoleamines using heptafluorobutyryl derivatives.
P H Degen et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 45(2), 634-644 (1972-02-01)
"Determination of opiates in biological samples by glass capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection"
Edlund OP
Journal of Chromatography A, 206(1), 109-116 (1981)
P M Scott et al.
Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 64(6), 1364-1371 (1981-11-01)
A method for determining deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat has been developed in conjunction with an assessment of contamination in Canada. The sample is extracted with methanol-water; the extract is treated with 30% aqueous ammonium sulfate solution and extracted with 4
J W Mayhew et al.
Journal of chromatography, 151(2), 133-146 (1978-04-11)
A gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) method is presented for the rapid analysis of gentamicin, tobramycin, netilmicin, and amikacin from human serum. This procedure may have application to all aminoglycoside drugs. The three isomers of gentamicin are resolved as two bands, while

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