Perfluoroacylimidazoles (TFAI and HFBI)

  Perfluoroacylimidazoles (TFAI and HFBI)



Offer effective acylation of hydroxyl groups, primary and secondary amines.

Properties of Perfluoroacylimidazoles
Name R-Group MW Boiling Point Density
TFAI CF3 164.08 38-40°C/14mm 1.490
HFBI C3F7 264.10 57-58°C/10mm 1.562

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Highlights

  • Offer considerable advantages over the anhydrides for the preparation of perfluoroacyl derivatives; the reactions are smooth, quantitative and produce no acid byproducts that must be removed from the system before injection
  • Principal byproduct is imidazole (relatively inert)
  • React with hydroxyl groups, primary and secondary amines, and quantitatively acylate indole alkylamines
  • Tryptamine and metabolites present in spinal fluid have been analyzed by ECD using HFBI
  • Used in bifunctional derivatization schemes and in exchange reactions where TMS derivitives are converted to HFB derivatives
  • Hydroxyl groups of catecholamines are derivatized with TMSI, followed by conversion of the amines to acylamides with HFBI


References

 1. Bennington, F., et.al. (1975). Identification and separation of indolealkylamines by gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of their heptafluorobutyryl derivatives.J. Chromatogr. 106:435-9.
 2. Seeley, S.D. and Powell, L.E. (1974). Gas chromatography and detection of microquantities of gibberellins and indoleacetic acid as their fluorinated derivatives. Anal. Biochem. 58:39-46.
 3. Horning, M.G., et.al. (1968). The GLC separation of hydroxyl-substituted amines of biological importance including the catecholamines. Preparation of derivatives for electron capture detection. Anal. Lett. 1(5):311-21.

* Perfluoroacylimidazoles are available in bulk quantities for manufacturing applications.

 Perfluoroacylimidazoles (TFAI and HFBI)
 PRODUCT# Price  Description  Pkg. Size  
         
 TS-44211      -    HFBI (Heptaflourobutyrylimidazole) 5 gm   SELECT  
 TS-48882      -    TFAI (Trifluoroacetylimidazole) 10 x 1 ml   SELECT  
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