Difluoromethyl triflate
ALDRICH/792764 - 95%
Synonym: Difluoromethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate; Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid difluoromethyl ester
CAS Number: 1885-46-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2HF5O3S
Molecular Weight: 200.08
MDL Number: MFCD28054469
Linear Formula: C2HF5O3S
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 95% |
| density | 1.584 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | fluoro |
| triflate | |
| InChI | 1S/C2HF5O3S/c3-1(4)10-11( |
| InChI key | DAANAKGWBDWGBQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O=S(OC(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)=O |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Difluoromethyl triflate (TfO-CHF2) can be used as a reagent: • In difluoromethylation reaction. • To prepare difluoromethoxylated heterocycles by reacting with hydroxylated N-based heterocycles. • To synthesize trifluoromethylated arenes by treating with diaryliodonium salts in the presence of copper and tetrabutylammonium difluorotriphenylsilicate (TBAT). It allows for a simple method toward the preparation of difluoromethyl ethers and thioethers under basic conditions from alcohols and thiols. Difluoromethyl phenols can also be obtained in a single pot from boronic acids and C-H activation of arenes. |
| General description: | Difluoromethyl triflate (HCF2OTf) is an easy to handle, air-stable and non-ozone-depleting liquid reagent for difluoromethylation. It can be prepared by reacting trifluoromethyltrimethyls |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H226 - H302 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2920 3(8) / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 135.0 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 57.22 °C |
| Purity | 95% |
| Density | 1.584 g/mL at 25 °C |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352108 |




