ProductName:LCMSGradeTFA(Trifluoroaceticacid)AlternativeNames:LCMSTFA;LCMSTFAAmps;TFAAmpules;Trifluoroaceticacid;TFAAcid;CAS#76-05-1;Perfluoricacid;2,2,2-Trifluoroaceticacid;HPLCTFA
Covachem"sLCMSGradeTrifluoroaceticacid(TFA)iswellsuitedasachromatographyadditivefordifficulttoseparateanalytesinHPLCandLCMSapplications.CovaChem"sLCMSTFAisanidealadditiveforseparationsofpeptidesinpeptidesynthesisapplications.Trifluoroaceticacidiswidelyusedtoseparatebothprotectedaminoacidchainsanddeprotectedpeptides.Duetotheaminoandcarboxylategroupshavingvastlydifferentpkavalues,syntheticpeptidescanbeparticularlychallengingtoseparate,TheHPLCseparationofpeptidesismuchmoreeasilyachievedwith0.1%Trifluoroaceticacidbeingpresentinthemobilephase.
Trifluoroaceticacid(TFA)istypicallybeneficialasaseparationsenhancer,andisamoderatelystrongionpairingagent,whichcanbeaveryeffectivewayofgaininggoodanalyteseparationandobtainingsharppeaksinHPLCapplications.AlthoughTFAisandexcellentlowpHbufferforHPLCapplications,thisionpairingeffecthassomenegativeimpactonionizationefficiencies(comparedtootheracidadditives,suchasFormicacid(CovaChem11202)andAceticacid(CovaChem11201.CovaChemoffersseveralremediesfortheimpactof0.1%TFAonionization,inservinghighlyrefinedproductsthatreversethiseffect.Thisreductionofionizationefficiencycanbeovercomebyincorporatingapost-columnadditionofa“TFAfix”reagent,suchasCovaChem"sUltraPure(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol(CovaChem11207)orLCMSGradePropionicacid(CovaChem11206).Theseproductsareeasytoemploy,andallowLCMStobeperformedonpeptidesandproteinswithoutalteringHPLCmethodsthatemploy0.1%TFA.Thesetfafixreagentshavesavedcountlesshoursofhplcmethoddevelopmentandvalidationhours.Pleasefeelfreetocontactourtechnicalsupportformoreinformationonthissubject.
CovaChem"sLCMSGradeTFAcomesintwoconvenientpackagesizes(10x1mLAmpulesand25mLbottles).The1mLAmpulesofLCMSGradeTFAareusefulforquicklypreparing1Literbottlesof0.1%TFAsolutionsineitherwaterorotherorganicsolvents.
ProductNumbers:11204-10x1or11204-25
Specifications
Appearance:Clearliquid
Purity:is≥99.5%
Storage:RoomTemperature
Properties
PhysicalState:Liquid
CAS#:76-05-1
ChemicalFormula:C2HF2O2
MolecularWeight:114.02amu
pKa:0.23
BoilingPoint:72.4°C(Lit)
Density:1.489g/mL
TariffCode:2915.90.5000
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