Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

General References:

1. One of the strongest available monoprotic acids. For a review of the chemistry of triflic acid and its derivatives, see: Chem. Rev., 77, 69 (1977).
2. Simple triflic esters, readily prepared by reaction with alcohols, are powerful alkylating agents and must be handled with extreme care because of their irritating effect on the lungs. For a review, see: Synthesis, 85 (1982).
3. For use in direct electrophilic amination of arenes, see Trimethyl silyl azide, L00173. Effects direct oxy-functionalization of aromatics in combination with bis(TMS) peroxide: J. Org. Chem., 54, 1204 (1989); or sodium perborate: Synlett, 39 (1991).
4. Adds to both internal and terminal alkynes to give vinyl triflates: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 4600 (1969); Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 472 (1998). Reaction in the presence of a nitrile provides a route to sterically hindered 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidines: Synthesis, 881 (1990):
5. Murashige, R.; Ohtsuka, Y.; Sagisawa, K.; Shiraishi, M. Versatile synthesis of 3, 4-dihydroisoquinolin-1 (2H)-one derivatives via intra-molecular Friedel-Crafts reaction with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56 (23), 3410-3412.
6. Imai, S.; Kikui, H.; Moriyama, K.; Togo, H. One-pot preparation of 2, 5-disubstituted and 2, 4, 5-trisubstituted oxazoles from aromatic ketones with molecular iodine, oxone, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in nitriles. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (33), 5267-5274.