Description

Zinc Difluoromethanesulfinate is a specialized organozinc reagent with the CAS number 1355729-38-2. This compound is valued for its role as a versatile source of the difluoromethanesulfinate anion, enabling critical fluorination and sulfonylation reactions in advanced chemical synthesis. It is essential for R&D and production chemists in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and advanced materials sectors who require high-purity building blocks for creating novel fluorinated molecules.

Application

• Pharmaceutical Intermediate Synthesis: A key reagent for introducing the difluoromethylsulfinyl group in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), particularly in medicinal chemistry for probing structure-activity relationships.
• Agrochemical Research: Used in the synthesis of novel fluorinated pesticides and herbicides, where the difluoromethanesulfinate moiety can enhance biological activity and environmental stability.
• Material Science Precursor: Serves as a building block for synthesizing specialized fluorinated polymers, ligands, and organic electronic materials with unique properties.
• Cross-Coupling Reactions: Acts as an efficient reagent in transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-sulfur and carbon-carbon bonds under mild conditions.
• Radical Chemistry: Utilized as a precursor for generating difluoromethylsulfonyl radicals, facilitating radical addition reactions for complex molecule construction.
• Process Chemistry & Scale-Up: Employed in pilot plant and manufacturing settings for the scalable production of fluorinated target compounds.

Basic Information

Item	Details
Product Name	Zinc Difluoromethanesulfinate
CAS No.	1355729-38-2
Molecular Formula	C H F2 O2 S Zn
Molecular Weight	Contact for details
Synonyms	Zinc bis(difluoromethanesulfinate); Difluoromethanesulfinic acid, zinc salt; Zinc difluoromethanesulphinate; (Difluoromethanesulfinato)zinc; Zinc(II) difluoromethanesulfinate; Zinc salt of difluoromethanesulfinic acid
EINECS	Contact for details

Quality Control

Our Zinc Difluoromethanesulfinate is manufactured under strict quality management systems to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and high purity. Each lot undergoes comprehensive analytical testing, including assay by titration, identification by FT-IR, and quantification of key impurities. A Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing all specifications is provided with every shipment to support your quality assurance and regulatory compliance needs.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated place at room temperature (15-25°C). This product is hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) and must be handled under an inert atmosphere (e.g., nitrogen or argon) to prevent degradation.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white powder or crystalline solid
Identification (IR)	Conforms to reference spectrum
Assay (Zinc content)	≥ 95.0%
Purity (HPLC)	≥ 97.0%
Loss on Drying	≤ 2.0%
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 20 ppm

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.