Chemical Properties
white to salmon crystalline low melting solid
Uses
2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluoroaniline finds it uses in the preparation of pentafluorophenylammonium triflate, an efficient catalyst for esterification and thioesterification. It is also used in the synthesis of various titanium complexes having two anionic [N, O-] bidentate salicylaldiminato ligands.
General Description
2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluoroaniline forms metal-drug complexes, cis-Pt-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoroaniline)
2-Br
2 which has been tested against the promastigote forms of
Leishmania donovani.
Safety Profile
Poison by intraperitoneal route. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of Fí and NOx.