PRODUCT Properties
Melting point: | 53℃ |
Boiling point: | 83 °C (lit.) |
Density | 1.17 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
refractive index | n |
Flash point: | 59 °F |
form | clear liquid |
pka | 12.60±0.29(Predicted) |
color | Colorless to Almost colorless |
BRN | 1736196 |
CAS DataBase Reference | 507-52-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
Description and Uses
2-Trifluoromethyl-2-propanol may be employed as a solvent for the preparation of [18F]fluorothymidine. It may also be used in the synthesis of [2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-propyl nitrate] through nitration in nitric acid/trifluoroacetic anhydride.