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Trifluoroacetic acid

Blue Matter - 30-10-2013 at 17:03

This is probably a long shot but is anyone interested in group buy of trifluoroacetic acid?

possible amounts
100ml-134$
500ml-311$

I only need around 25ml is there anyone else interested?

plante1999 - 30-10-2013 at 17:06

Thats where reagent shop could be a really good idea, I heard many time it is legit, but got no review. Apparently the service is shit but the product is good, as the shipping time. However, they seams to ship stuff legally, writing what it is on the box.

Blue Matter - 30-10-2013 at 17:24

How would one go about re hydrating Trifluoroacetic anhydride for use?

plante1999 - 30-10-2013 at 17:41

Probably by reflucing with water.

http://reagentshop.com/alphabet-t/17012-trifluoroacetic-acid...

http://reagentshop.com/alphabet-t/17014-trifluoroacetic-acid...

Blue Matter - 30-10-2013 at 17:53

I might give reagent shop a try
are you interested in any? I will probably get 500 grams

plante1999 - 30-10-2013 at 17:55

If I have the budget at the moment of your order.

Dr.Bob - 1-11-2013 at 06:45

If you can find someone with a business, Oakwood Products in SC sells TFA for about $30 / 500 g, that is where my work buys it often. They are a good source of reasonable priced chemicals, and they do deal with some other small businesses. TFA is used for many processes, so it is not an uncommon chemical, but is very corrosive, especially to people, so take care.

And TFA anhydride reacts violently with water, so simply adding it slowly (dropwise might be good) to water would generate TFA, but the anhydride is usually more expensive, so that would be a costly way to make it. You might be able to find sodium trifluoroacetate easier (certainly simpler to ship) and convert it to the acid, but I don't know if it is as easy as it sounds to do. TFA does boil at a pretty low temperature, so easy to distill.