Trifluoroacetic acid
SIGALD/302031 - suitable for HPLC, ≥99.0%
Synonym: TFA
CAS Number: 76-05-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2HF3O2
Molecular Weight: 114.02
EC Number: 200-929-3
MDL Number: MFCD00004169
Linear Formula: CF3COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| λ | H2O reference |
| application(s) | food and beverages |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 72.4 °C (lit.) |
| concentration | ≥99,0% |
| density | 1.489 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| evapn. residue | <0.005% |
| form | liquid |
| impurities | <0.050% water |
| InChI | 1S/C2HF3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7 |
| InChI key | DTQVDTLACAAQTR-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −15.4 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 1 (20 °C, 10 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | OC(C(F)(F)F)=O |
| solubility | water: soluble |
| technique(s) | HPLC: suitable |
| UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable | |
| UV absorption | λ: 260 nm Amax: 1.0 |
| λ: 270 nm Amax: 0.10 | |
| λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.05 | |
| λ: 290 nm Amax: 0.04 | |
| λ: 300 nm Amax: 0.03 | |
| λ: 320 nm Amax: 0.025 | |
| vapor density | 3.9 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 97.5 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Appropriate for trace environmental analysis. |
| Application: | Used as a: • Mobile phase component in the estimation of chlorogenic acid and rutin in Rosaceae extracts by HPLC • Solvent to extract rabbit plasma, followed by HPLC purification of plasma protein content • Mobile phase solvent for separation of amino acids extracted from sediments, prior to HPLC analysis |
| Packaging: | 1 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 10×1 mL in ampule |
| Packaging: | 100, 4×100 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H332 - H412 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 20-35-52/53 |
| Safety Statements | 9-26-27-28-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 2699 8 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | > 212.0 °F - Pensky-Martens |
| Flash Point(C) | > 100 °C - Pensky-Martens c |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 72.4 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −15.4 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.489 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |



