Product Name
Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
Category
Other Electronic Materials
Synonyms
Triflic anhydride
IUPAC Name
trifluoromethylsulfonyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
Molecular Formula
C2F6O5S2
Canonical SMILES
C(F)(F)(F)S(=O)(=O)OS(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F
InChI
InChI=1S/C2F6O5S2/c3-1(4,5)14(9,10)13-15(11,12)2(6,7)8
InChI Key
WJKHJLXJJJATHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
81-83 °C (lit.)
Density
1.677 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Application
Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride, commonly known as triflic anhydride, serves as a highly effective reagent in various chemical transformations. It is primarily employed in converting phenols and imines into triflic esters and NTf groups, respectively. Due to its strong electrophilic nature, it is particularly valuable in the introduction of the triflyl group during chemical synthesis. This makes it essential in preparing alkyl and vinyl triflates, as well as in the stereoselective synthesis of mannosazide methyl uronate donors. Additionally, triflic anhydride acts as a catalyst in glycosylation reactions with anomeric hydroxy sugars to produce polysaccharides. As an organosulfonic anhydride, it is functionally related to triflic acid and has become a staple in synthetic chemistry due to its ability to facilitate a wide range of downstream transformations.
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
281.909134g/mol
MeSH Entry Terms
triflic anhydride
Monoisotopic Mass
281.909134g/mol