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In organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, J ...
, the triflyl group (systematic name A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature.
A semisystematic name or semitrivial ...
: trifluoromethanesulfonyl group) is a functional group
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with the formula
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and structure
A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such a ...
. The triflyl group is often represented by –Tf.
The related triflate group (trifluoromethanesulfonate) has the formula , and is represented by –OTf.
See also
* Triflyl azide, TfN3 *Trioctylmethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide
Trioctylmethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide is an ionic liquid
An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt in the liquid state. In some contexts, the term has been restricted to salts whose melting point is below a specific temperature, such as ...
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* Comins' reagent
The Comins' reagent is a triflyl-donating reagent that is used to synthesize vinyl triflates from the corresponding ketone enolates or dienolates.
It was first reported in 1992 by Daniel Comins. The vinyl triflates prepared are useful as su ...
* Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)aniline
Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)aniline is the organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with othe ...
* Triflic anhydride
Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride, also known as triflic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CF3SO2)2O. It is the acid anhydride derived from triflic acid. This compound is a strong electrophile, useful for introducing the trif ...
(CF3SO2)2O is a very strong triflating agent.
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