| Boiling Point | 167°C |
| Melting Point | 31°C |
| Color | White |
| Formula Weight | 142.08 |
| Physical Form | Crystal at 20°C |
| Chemical Name or Material | 4,4,4-Trifluorobutyric Acid |
| UN Number | UN3261 |
| Molecular Weight | 142.08 g/mol |
| CAS Number | 406-93-9 |
| Empirical Formula | C4H5F3O2 |
| NACRES | NA.21 |
| PubChem Substance ID | 329778187 |
| UNSPSC Code | 12352106 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00077604 |
| Applications | Fluorinated building-block manufacturing for pharmaceutical intermediates |
This compound is a four-carbon carboxylic acid with a trifluoromethyl group at the far end of the chain. Fluorinated building blocks like this one are widely used in pharmaceutical and agrochemical manufacturing because fluorine substitution often improves a drug candidate’s metabolic stability and lipophilicity profile.
This compound is used as a fluorinated building block in pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediate manufacturing, most often incorporated via standard carboxylic-acid coupling or reduction chemistry.
