652-36-8 | Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid

CAS:652-36-8 | Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid ,Description

Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid (TFTA) is an important fluorinated organic acid that has been used in a variety of scientific research and industrial applications. It is a highly versatile compound with unique properties that make it suitable for a wide range of uses. TFTA has been used in the synthesis of various compounds, as a catalyst in organic syntheses, and as a reagent in the production of polymers. In addition, it has been used in the study of biochemical and physiological processes, as well as in the development of new materials and technologies. 
 

Scientific Research Applications

Synthesis and Characterization

• Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid serves as a versatile linking ligand in the synthesis of new coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks (Orthaber et al., 2010).
• It is used in the preparation of fluorinated metal-organic framework materials for adsorption and extraction purposes (Ma et al., 2020).
• Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid is involved in the study of hydrogen bond dynamics through NMR and inelastic neutron scattering (Horsewill et al., 1995).

Application in Dye Adsorption and Energy Storage

• It has been used in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks that exhibit selective adsorption towards dyes and potential as electrode materials for supercapacitors (Liu et al., 2019).

Structural Analysis and Material Synthesis

• The compound finds application in the synthesis of anhydrous salts and in studying their structural characteristics and thermal stability (Werker et al., 2013) .
• Its interaction with N-containing heterocycles in the formation of multi-component molecular solids is explored to understand the role of hydrogen bonds and weak intermolecular interactions (Wang et al., 2014).

Mechanochemical Synthesis

• Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid is utilized in mechanochemical synthesis routes to prepare fluorinated alkaline earth metal-organic frameworks (Al-Terkawi et al., 2016).

Luminescence and Printing Applications

• The substance is used in producing lanthanide tetrafluoroterephthalates for luminescent ink-jet printing (Utochnikova et al., 2017).

Electrochemical Applications

• It is key in the synthesis and study of the electrochemical properties of coordination polymers (Zhu et al., 2011).

Crystallography

• Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid is significant in the study of crystal structures and nuclear magnetic resonance (Schajor et al., 1983).

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