Methyl trifluoropyruvate
CF3C(O)CO2CH3

MTFP is the methyl ester of trifluoropyruvic acid. It is a synthon with two reactive handles, and has been extensively used as a fluorinated building block in organic synthesis due to the reactive nature of the alpha carbonyl group. This compound can be used for synthesis of heterocycles and amino acid derivatives useful in life science industries.
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