Table 1 Names of conventional derivatizing agents
Method | Reagent | Common name |
|---|---|---|
Silylation | BSA | Bistrimethylsilylacetamide |
BSTFA | Bistrimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide | |
HMDS | Hexamethyldisilane | |
MSTFA | N-methyl-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide | |
MTBSTFA | N-methyl-N-t-butyldimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide | |
TMCS | Trimethylchlorosilane | |
TMS-DEA | Trimethylsilyldiethylamine | |
TMSI | Trimethylsilylimidazole | |
Acylation | HFBA | Heptafluorobutyric Anhydride |
HFBI | Heptafluorobutyrylimidazole | |
MBTFA | N-Methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide) | |
PFBCI | Pentafluorobenzoyl Chloride | |
PFPA | Pentafluoropropionic Anhydride | |
PFPI | Pentafluoropropionylimidazole | |
TFAA | Trifluoroacetic Anhydride | |
TFAI | Trifluoroacetylimidazole | |
Alkylation | BF3 (BCl3) | in methanol or butanol |
DMA | dimethylacetal | |
PFBBr | Pentafluorobenzyl bromide | |
TBH | Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide |