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Silylation with BSTFA
Summary
Type: GCApplication #: 213092
Catalog#: 701220.201 - BSTFA. 20x1 ml
Detection: GC
Conditions: Powerful trimethylsilyl donor with approximately the same donor strength as the nonfluorinated analog BSA.
Advantage of BSTFA over BSA: greater volatility of its reaction products (particularly useful for GC of some lower boiling TMS amino acids).
BSTFA is nonpolar (less polar than MSTFA), and can be mixed with acetonitrile for improved solubility. For silylating fatty acid amides, hindered hydroxyls and other compounds, which are difficult to silylate (like secondary alcohols and amines).
We recommend BSTFA + 1 % trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS), available under
the designation SILYL-991 (MN-Cat.No: 701490.201).
Authors: Macherey-Nagel
Source: GC department (2007)
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