2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzyl bromide is used as a reagent for derivatization of alcohols, carboxylic acids, sulfonamides for GC and polyfunctional thiols. It is used for the preparation of pentafluorobenzyl esters of organic acids for determination by capillary and GC. It is also used to derivatize N-7-substituted guanine adducts of DNA for determination by GC-electron capture-MS.
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Applications
2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzyl bromide is used as a reagent for derivatization of alcohols, carboxylic acids, sulfonamides for GC and polyfunctional thiols. It is used for the preparation of pentafluorobenzyl esters of organic acids for determination by capillary and GC. It is also used to derivatize N-7-substituted guanine adducts of DNA for determination by GC-electron capture-MS.
Solubility
Hydrolyzes in water.
Notes
Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area. Incompatible with bases and oxidizing agents. Store at 4°C. Protected from moisture.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Keiko Kobayashi; Michiru Tanaka; Satoshi Kawai. Gas chromatographic determination of low-molecular-weight carbonyl compounds in aqueous solution as their O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl) oximes. Journal of Chromatography A.1980, 187 413-417.
- Reagent for derivatization of alcohols, carboxylic acids, sulfonamides, etc. for GC: J. Chromat., 107, 327 (1975).