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Trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane solution

0.5 M in THF

Synonym(s):

(Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane, Ruppert′s reagent, Ruppert-Prakash reagent, TFMTMS, Trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3SiCF3
CAS Number:
81290-20-2
Molecular Weight:
142.19
Beilstein:
4241868
MDL number:
MFCD00145454
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24862831

vapor pressure

10.98 psi ( 55 °C)
2.8 psi ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

concentration

0.5 M in THF

bp

40 °C

density

0.895 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C4H9F3Si/c1-8(2,3)4(5,6)7/h1-3H3

InChI key

MWKJTNBSKNUMFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reactant for:
  • Silver-mediated C-H trifluoromethylation of arenes
  • Preparation of trifluoromethyl ketone analog of L-arginine having contrasting inhibitory activity against human arginase I and histone deacetylase 8
  • Organocatalyzed regio- and enantioselective allylic trifluoromethylation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts
  • Palladium-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylation of indoles
  • Preparation of 5-HT1A antagonists

  • Used as difluorocarbene source
Nucleophilic addition of the trifluoromethyl group to aldehydes and ketones.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H302,H319,H335,H351

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

1.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-17 °C - closed cup

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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 111, 393-393 (1989)
G K Surya Prakash et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 71(18), 6806-6813 (2006-08-26)
Organofluorine compounds are becoming increasingly important in different fields, such as material science, agro chemistry, and the pharmaceutical industry. Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation is one of the widely used methods to incorporate a trifluoromethyl moiety into organic molecules. We have carried out
J W Skiles et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 35(4), 641-662 (1992-02-21)
A series of tripeptides possessing trifluoromethyl or aryl ketone residues at P1 were prepared and evaluated both in vitro and in vivo as potential inhibitors of human leukocyte elastase (HLE). Tripeptides containing non naturally occurring N-substituted glycine residues at the
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 57, 1124-1124 (1992)

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