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HRID 7222Generated: October 26, 2026

Dimethyl Carbonate → Methyl triflate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethyl CarbonateHCID 12021—
ReactantTrifluoromethanesulfonic anhydrideHCID 67749—
ProductMethyl triflateHCID 9526197.7%

Reaction Steps

731 g (2.59 mol) of trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride and 232 g (2.58 mol) of dimethyl carbonate are added to the residue, and the process described above is repeated. 837 g of methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate having a purity of greater than 99% are isolated (yield: 99.1%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07084290B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_08
ORD IDord-befbfb3aff7c451d95620ddeb9864f61
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_08