2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate is a powerful trifluoroethylating agent which is useful for synthesis of fluorinated amino acids. It is used as a reagent in thenantioselective preparation of cyclic N-aryl hydroxamic acids via phase-transfer catalyzed alkylation of nitrobenzyl bromides to give nirophenylalanines.

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