Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

127 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.3516(lit.)

Flash point:

92 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,2-8°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to pale yellow

BRN 

1769215

CAS DataBase Reference

371-26-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,F

Risk Statements 

10-20/21/22-36/37

Safety Statements 

16-26-36

RIDADR 

UN 3272 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Flammable

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29159000

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Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Light yellow liquid

Uses

4,4,4-Trifluoro Ethyl Ester Butanoic Acid is a useful building block for organic synthesis.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 30, p. 4403, 1989 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)99372-9

General Description

Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate is an ethyl ester of 4,4,4-tributyric acid. It is a useful spin trapping reagent used for ESR/EPR spectroscopy. It can be synthesized from Grignard reagent derived from 3-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane..

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