4-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelic acid

CAS: 395-35-7

Ref. 3D-FT63987

Product Information

• Name: 4-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelic acid
• Synonyms: (2R)-hydroxy[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanoate, (2S)-hydroxy[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanoate, 2-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid, 2-Hydroxy-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)acetic acid, 2-Hydroxy-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetic acid, 4-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelicacid, 4-Trifluoromethylmandelic acid, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</smallcap><smallcap>L</span>-4-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelic acid, Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)-, Hydroxy[4-(Trifluoromethyl)Phenyl]Acetic Acid, Mandelic acid, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-, p-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelic acid, α-Hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzeneacetic acid

Description

4-(Trifluoromethyl)mandelic acid (4-TFA) is a metabolite of the drug mandelic acid. It is a thermodynamically stable, stereospecific, and highly polar compound that can be easily purified by column chromatography. 4-TFA has been shown to have analytical methods in common with mandelic acid, including fluorine analysis and regression. The chemical properties of 4-TFA are similar to those of other aldehydes. It also has enantiomeric purity and can be analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in urine samples.

• Brand: Biosynth

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 220.15 g/mol
• Formula: C₉H₇F₃O₃
• Purity: Min. 95%
• Color/Form: Powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H7F3O3/c10-9(11,12)6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(13)8(14)15/h1-4,7,13H,(H,14,15)
• InChI key: InChIKey=SDGXYUQKJPFLDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)C(O)c1ccc(C(F)(F)F)cc1