CAS 459-72-3: Ethyl fluoroacetate

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Ethyl 2-fluoroacetate is a monoclonal antibody that has the ability to bind to a specific protein, which may be useful in the treatment of certain cancers. This antibody binds to the conformational properties of the protein and neutralizes them. The kinetic energy of this reaction is increased when hydrochloric acid is added as a catalyst. This also causes an increase in matrix effect and asymmetric synthesis. An additional advantage to using ethyl 2-fluoroacetate is that it can be prepared by a simple reaction mechanism with hydrogen fluoride and fluoroacetic acid. It can also be used for sample preparation with trifluoroacetic acid or hydroxyl group without affecting its kinetic energy or conformational properties. Ethyl 2-fluoroacetate has been shown to have metabolic disorders, such as diabetes mellitus type II, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver disease, and hypercholesterolemia.

Ethyl fluoroacetate is used in the synthesis of 4-deoxy-4-fluoro-muscarines. It is also used as starting reagent for the synthesis of ethyl(diethoxyphosphoryl)fluoroacetate. and in development of an ammonolysis-based microencapsulation process. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications Ethyl fluoroacetate is an inhibitor of insect juvenile hormone biosynthesis. It also shows toxic effects against Vibrio fischeri. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Quistad, Gary B., et al.: J. of Agri. and Food Chem., 30(6), 1151-4 (1982);Dawson, D. A., et al.: Archives of Envir. Contam. and Tox., 66(2), 248-258 (2014)