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BSTFA
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'''N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA''') is an organosilicon compound. It is a colorless liquid that is very sensitive to traces of water or alcohols.
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Vinony's link graph records 8 inbound references to BSTFA, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, mass density and digital object identifier.
It is catalogued under topics including Chembox image size set, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and Trimethylsilyl compounds.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H18F3NOSi2
- Molecular weight
- 257.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trimethylsilyl 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-trimethylsilylethanimidate
- SMILES
- C[Si](C)(C)N=C(C(F)(F)F)O[Si](C)(C)C
- InChIKey
- XCOBLONWWXQEBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 21.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 257.08790191599996
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- Commons category
- Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide
- canonical SMILES
- C[Si](C)(C)O\C(\C(F)(F)F)=N\[Si](C)(C)C
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₈F₃NOSi₂
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'''N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA''') is an organosilicon compound. It is a colorless liquid that is very sensitive to traces of water or alcohols.
It is often used to convert hydroxyl groups to trimethylsilyl ether groups (Me = CH3):
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