Sodium trichloroacetate

Sodium trichloroacetate
Names
	IUPAC name Sodium trichloroacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	650-51-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	12073;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.437
EC Number	211-479-2;
PubChem CID	23681045;
RTECS number	AJ9100000;
UNII	2N76A3BRJ0;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6034924 ;
	InChI Key: SAQSTQBVENFSKT-UHFFFAOYSA-M; InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2.Na/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7;/h(H,6,7);/q;+1/p-1;
	SMILES C(C(=O)[O-])(Cl)(Cl)Cl.[Na+];
Properties
Chemical formula	C2Cl3NaO2
Molar mass	185.36 g/mol
Appearance	White powder
Density	~1.5 g/mL−1
Melting point	200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Boiling point	Decomposes
Solubility in water	55 g / 100 ml
Solubility	Soluble in methanol and ethanol, slightly soluble in acetone, not soluble in ethers and hydrocarbons
Acidity (pKa)	0.7 (conjugate acid)
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Corrosive
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H335, H410
Precautionary statements	P261, P271, P273, P304+P340, P312, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 1 1
Flash point	Non-flammable
Autoignition; temperature	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions	Sodium trifluoroacetate
Other cations	Trichloroacetic acid
Related compounds	Sodium chloroacetate ; Sodium acetate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Sodium trichloroacetate is a chemical compound with a formula of CCl₃CO₂Na. It is used to increase sensitivity and precision during transcript mapping.^[1]

Preparation

Sodium trichloroacetate is made by reaction trichloroacetic acid with sodium hydroxide:

{\ce {CCl3CO2H + NaOH -> CCl3CO2Na + H2O}}

Reactions

Basicity

Sodium trichloroacetate is a weaker base than sodium acetate because of the electron-withdrawing nature of the trichloromethyl group. Sodium trifluoroacetate is likewise an weaker base. However, it can easily be protonated in the presence of suitably strong acids:

{\ce {CCl3CO2- + H2SO4 -> CCl3CO2H + HSO4-}}

Trichloromethyl-anion precursor

This reagent is useful for introducing the trichloromethyl group into other molecules. Decarboxylation produces the trichloromethyl anion, which is a sufficiently strong nucleophile to attack various carbonyl functional groups, such as aldehydes, carboxylic acid anhydrides,^[2] and acyl halides.

References

^ Murray, M. G. (1986). "Use of sodium trichloroacetate and mung bean nuclease to increase sensitivity and precision during transcript mapping". Analytical Biochemistry. 158 (1): 165–170. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(86)90605-6. ISSN 0003-2697. PMID 2432801.
^ Winston, Anthony; Bederka, John P. M.; Isner, William G.; Juliano, Peter C.; Sharp, John C. (1965). "Trichloromethylation of Anhydrides. Ring—Chain Tautomerism". J. Org. Chem. 30 (8): 2784–2787. doi:10.1021/jo01019a068.

[1] Murray, M. G. (1986). "Use of sodium trichloroacetate and mung bean nuclease to increase sensitivity and precision during transcript mapping". Analytical Biochemistry. 158 (1): 165–170. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(86)90605-6. ISSN 0003-2697. PMID 2432801.

[2] Winston, Anthony; Bederka, John P. M.; Isner, William G.; Juliano, Peter C.; Sharp, John C. (1965). "Trichloromethylation of Anhydrides. Ring—Chain Tautomerism". J. Org. Chem. 30 (8): 2784–2787. doi:10.1021/jo01019a068.

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Preparation

Reactions

Basicity

Trichloromethyl-anion precursor

See also

References