2-Fluoropropionic Acid

CAS: 6087-13-4

Ref. TR-F598610

Product Information

• Name: 2-Fluoropropionic Acid
• Synonyms: 2-fluoropropanoic acid, Magnesium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate), Methanesulfonic acid, 1,1,1-trifluoro-, magnesium salt (2:1)

Description

Applications 2-Fluoropropionic acid is used in the medical field for diagnostic purposes. It is labelled with 18F and is used as an imaging agent for detecting prostate cancer in humans. 2-Fluoropropionic acid is also used to prepare 2-fluoro fatty acids, compounds that exhibit antifungal properties.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Gershon, H. & Parmegiani, R.: J. Med. Chem., 10, 186 (1967); Pillarsetty, N., et al.: J. Nucl. Med., 50, 1709 (2009);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 92.07
• Formula: C₃H₅FO₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H5FO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: InChIKey=ZVZPFTCEXIGSHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(F)C(=O)O