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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/Trifluoroacetic acid
C2HF3O2
114.02 g/mol
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Trifluoroacetic acid

CAS76-05-1EC200-929-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
laboratory reagent and solvent

Trifluoroacetic acid is a synthetic organofluorine compound commonly used as a laboratory reagent and solvent in organic chemistry. It is a member of the ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acids subclass of PFASs.

laboratory reagentsolvent in organic synthesis

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Referencestereoisomer of

Tetrazinc;hydron;oxygen(2-);2,2,2-trifluoroacetate

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catalyst for chemical synthesis

Referencestereoisomer of

Sodium trifluoroacetate

CAS2923-18-4

research compound

Referencestereoisomer of

Palladium(II) trifluoroacetate

CAS42196-31-6

research compound

Referencestereoisomer of

Deuterated trifluoroacetic acid

CAS599-00-8

research compound

Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H332Harmful if inhaled
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H290May be corrosive to metals
H302Harmful if swallowed
H318Causes serious eye damage
H301Toxic if swallowed
H331Toxic if inhaled
Regulatory Compliance1
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Trifluoroacetic acid (CAS 76-05-1) is 2915.90.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2915.90

EU CN code (8-digit)

2915 90 90

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid

InChIKey

DTQVDTLACAAQTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=O)(C(F)(F)F)O

Synonyms (54)
  • TFA
  • 1,1,1 trifluoroacetic acid
  • 1w70
  • 2,2,2-triflouroacetic acid
  • 2,2,2-trifluoracetic acid
  • 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid
  • 76-05-1(water)
  • Acetic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoro-
  • Acetic acid, trifluoro-
  • Acetic acid-d, trifluoro-
  • Acid, Trifluoroacetic
  • Bruker standard solvent
  • Kyselina trifluoroctova
  • Perfluoroacetic acid
  • Trifluoracetic acid
  • Trifluoressigsaeure
  • Trifluoressigsaure
  • Trifluoroacetate, Cesium
  • Trifluoroacetic acid
  • Trifluoroacetic acid, p.a.
  • Trifluoroacetic acidTFA
  • Trifluoroethanoic acid
  • acide trifluoroacetique
  • flurtamone TP1
  • perfluoro-n-ethanoic acid
  • trifiuoroacetic acid
  • trifloroacetic acid
  • triflouroacetic acid
  • trifluoracetate
  • trifluoroacetic aicd
  • trifluoroacetyloxy
  • trifluoroacteic acid
  • trifluoroactic acid
  • trifluroacetic acid

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