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Methyl triflate

Methyl triflate

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Methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, is commonly called methyl triflate, and has the chemical formula CF3SO2-OCH3, and is used as a very powerful (and very dangerous) methylating
Methylation
Methylation in the chemical sciences denotes the attachment or substitution of a methyl group on various substrates. Methylation is a form of alkylation with specifically a methyl group, rather than a larger carbon chain, replacing a hydrogen atom...

 reagent in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, behavior, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions...

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Methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, is commonly called methyl triflate, and has the chemical formula CF3SO2-OCH3, and is used as a very powerful (and very dangerous) methylating
Methylation
Methylation in the chemical sciences denotes the attachment or substitution of a methyl group on various substrates. Methylation is a form of alkylation with specifically a methyl group, rather than a larger carbon chain, replacing a hydrogen atom...

 reagent in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, behavior, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions...

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