Silver trifluoroacetate is used as a Lewis acid catalyst. It is used as an important raw material for the preparation of triethylsilyl trifloroacetate and triphenylmethyl trifluoroacetate. Further, it is used as a catalyst in the preparation of 4-iodoveratrole from veratrole by reacting with iodine.

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