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4,4′-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(benzoic acid)

98%

Synonym(s):

2,2-Bis(4-carboxylphenyl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane, 2,2-Bis(p-carboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane, 4,4′-(1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane-2,2-diyl)dibenzoic acid, 4,4′-Hexafluoroisopropylidenediphenyl-1,1′-dicarboxylic acid, 4,4′-[2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[benzoic acid], Hexafluoro-2,2-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)propane

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CF3)2C(C6H4CO2H)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
392.25
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

98%

mp

272-274 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(c2ccc(cc2)C(O)=O)(C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C17H10F6O4/c18-16(19,20)15(17(21,22)23,11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13(24)25)12-7-3-10(4-8-12)14(26)27/h1-8H,(H,24,25)(H,26,27)

InChI key

PHQYMDAUTAXXFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

4,4′-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(benzoic acid) is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid. It is a versatile ligand.

Application

4,4′-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(benzoic acid) is suitable for use as monomer in the synthesis of polyoxadiazole and polytriazole. It may be used:
  • in the solvothermal synthesis of new coordination compounds with different transition metal ions
  • as bent ligand in the solvothermal synthesis of metal-organic coordination polymers
  • in the synthesis of RPF-4, a family of polymeric frameworks

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

wgk_germany

WGK 3

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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We have synthesized five new metal-organic coordination polymers incorporating the bent ligand H(2)hfipbb [4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(benzoic acid)] with different transition metal ions and co-ligands via solvothermal reactions to give [Zn(2)(hfipbb)(2)(py)(2)] x DMF (1), [Zn(2)(hfipbb)(2)(4,4'-bipy)(H(2)O)] (2), [Zn(2)(hfipbb)(2)(bpdab)].2DMF (3), [Cd(2)(hfipbb)(2)(DMF)(2)] x 2 DMF (4)
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