This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctanol is used to prepare fluorinated aromatic diamine by reacting with 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)-4-nitrophenol through Mitsunobu reaction, which one reacts with dianhydrides such as 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA), pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) to prepare polyimides.
Solubility
Miscible with chloroform and methanol. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.