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GC Diagnostic Reagents                              BSTFA

Silylation  derivatization reagent

GC101    N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide, 99+% 

                    [ 247-103-9 ]    f.w.:257.4daltons

                    b.p. 45-50°/14mm              

• Trimethylsilyl donor strength approximately equal to BSA

• Increased volatility of reaction byproducts mono(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide and trifluoroacetamide, over corresponding nonfluorinated compounds from BSA
• Increased volatility makes it possible to derivatize smaller molecules with which the TMS derivatives elute with the byproducts from BSA
• React with the same classes of compounds as BSA, producing the same derivatives
• Add TMCS to derivatize amides, many secondary amines and hindered hydroxyls that are not derivatized by BSTFA alone

 

The products are packaged in hypovials with septum inserts for ease in sampling and use. We manufacture these products so bulk quotations are always available with substantial savings.

Each product is accompanied with a certificate of analysis including the GC chromatogram from QC

Applications

• Excellent derivatization reagent for analyzing drugs of abuse (THC Metabolites, Morphine and PCP)
• Can substitute for BSA in many derivatization techniques
• BSTFA is an effective trimethylsilyl donor with donor strength approximately the same as its unfluorinated analog BSA, N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide. It reacts with a wide range of polar compounds to replace labile hydrogens on a wide range of polar compounds with a -Si(CH3)3 group. Therefore, it is widely used to prepare volatile and thermally stable derivatives for gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
• One of the particular advantages of BSTFA over many of the other silylating reagents is the volatility of its by-products, mono (trimethylsilyl)trifluoro-acetamide and trifluoroac-etamide. For example, in the gas chromatographic analysis of some of the lower boiling TMS-amino acids and TMS-Krebs cycle acids, the retention times of these derivatives cause them to be co-eluted with the by-products from most TMS derivatization reagents. Good chromatographic separations can be obtained with BSTFA as the by-products from this reagent usually elute with the solvent front.
• BSTFA can be used at full strength or diluted with a suitable solvent such as pyridine. In most applications it is advisable to use an excess of the silylating reagent and at least a two to one molar ratio of BSTFA to active hydrogen is recommended. Best results are obtained when the products of the silylation reaction are soluble in the final reaction mixture. Amides, many secondary amines and hindered hydroxyls will not be derivatized by BSTFA alone; however, when a catalyst such as trimethylchlorosilane is added, many of these compounds can be derivatized satisfactorily. A separate instruction book is available which addresses those applications which are best accomplished by the use of a catalyst with BSTFA.

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