Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate is a trifluoromethanesulfonate derivate with a trimethylsilyl R-group. It has similar reactivity to trimethylsilyl chloride, and is also used often in organic synthesis.[1]
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IUPAC name
trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate | |
Other names
TMSOTf Trimethylsilyl triflate TMS triflate Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid trimethylsilyl ester | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.044.136 |
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C4H9F3O3SSi | |
Molar mass | 222.26 g/mol |
Appearance | colourless liquid |
Density | 1.225 g/mL |
Boiling point | 140 °C (760 Tor) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Illustrative reactions
A common application is the conversion of ketones and aldehydes to silyl enol ethers.[2]
The stereoselective synthesis of seven benzylated proanthocyanidin trimers (epicatechin-(4β-8)-epicatechin-(4β-8)-epicatechin trimer (procyanidin C1), catechin-(4α-8)-catechin-(4α-8)-catechin trimer (procyanidin C2), epicatechin-(4β-8)-epicatechin-(4β-8)-catechin trimer and epicatechin-(4β-8)-catechin-(4α-8)-epicatechin trimer derivatives) can be achieved with TMSOTf-catalyzed condensation reaction, in excellent yields. Deprotection of (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin trimers derivatives gives four natural procyanidin trimers in good yields.[3]
It has been used in Takahashi Taxol total synthesis or for chemical glycosylation reactions.[4]
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate is used to install tert-alkyl groups on phosphine (R = alkyl):[5]
- PH3 + R3C–OAc + Me3SiOTf → [(R3C)2PH2]OTf
Related reagents
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate is a source of trimethylsilyl cation. Other more potent sources silylium cations are known.
See also
References
- Joseph Sweeney, Gemma Perkins, Enrique Aguilar, Manuel A. Fernández‐Rodríguez, Rodolfo Marquez, Eric Amigues, Ricardo Lopez‐Gonzalez (2018). "Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt338. ISBN 978-0471936237.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Umemoto, Teruo; Tomita, Kyoichi; Kawada, Kosuke (1990). "N-Fluoropyridinium Triflate: An Electrophilic Fluorinating Agent". Organic Syntheses. 69: 129. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.069.0129.
- Efficient Stereoselective Synthesis of Proanthocyanidin Trimers with TMSOTf-Catalyzed Intermolecular Condensation. Akiko Saito, Akira Tanaka, Makoto Ubukata and Noriyuki Nakajima, Synlett, 2004, volume 6, pages 1069-1073, doi:10.1055/s-2004-822905
- Love, Kerry R.; Seeberger, Peter H. (2005). "Synthesis and Use of Glycosyl Phosphates as Glycosyl Donors". Organic Syntheses. 81: 225. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.081.0225.
- Barber, Thomas; Argent, Stephen P.; Ball, Liam T. (2020-05-15). "Expanding Ligand Space: Preparation, Characterization, and Synthetic Applications of Air-Stable, Odorless Di- tert -alkylphosphine Surrogates". ACS Catalysis. 10 (10): 5454–5461. doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c01414. ISSN 2155-5435.