Bruker standard solvent
SIAL/900666 - suitable for MALDI-MS, 50% ACN + 47.5% H2O + 2.5% TFA
Synonym: Trifluoroacetic acid solution; TFA in H2O/ACN; TFA
CAS Number: 76-05-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2HO2F3
Molecular Weight: 114.02
MDL Number: MFCD00004169
Linear Formula: CF3COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | general analytical |
| bp | 72.4 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Ba: ≤5 ppm |
| Ca: ≤20 ppm | |
| Cd: ≤5 ppm | |
| Co: ≤5 ppm | |
| Cr: ≤5 ppm | |
| Cu: ≤5 ppm | |
| Fe: ≤20 ppm | |
| K: ≤20 ppm | |
| Mg: ≤5 ppm | |
| Mn: ≤5 ppm | |
| Na: ≤20 ppm | |
| Ni: ≤5 ppm | |
| Pb: ≤5 ppm | |
| Zn: ≤5 ppm | |
| contains | 2.5% trifluoroacetic acid |
| 47.5% H2O | |
| 50% acetonitrile | |
| density | 0.921 at 25 °C |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C2HF3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7 |
| InChI key | DTQVDTLACAAQTR-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | -15 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | OC(=O)C(F)(F)F |
| technique(s) | MALDI-MS: suitable |
| vapor density | 3.9 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 97.5 mmHg |
| Application: | Bruker standard solvent can be used in sample preparation and calibration for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), ensuring accurate identification of pathogenic bacteria from clinical positive blood cultures. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is mainly preferred as an internal chemical shift referencing agent in 19F NMR. |
| General description: | Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a nonaqueous solvent. At room temperature, TFA has the ability to liquify native and regenerated celluloses. |
| Packaging: | 100, 250 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 - H315 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| RIDADR | UN 1648 3 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 44.6 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 7 °C |
| bp | 72.4 °C (lit.) |
| mp | -15 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.921 at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |



