Description

4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)Pyridine is a high-purity fluorinated aromatic ketone building block, essential for advanced organic synthesis. Its unique structure, featuring both a pyridine ring and a fluorinated benzoyl group, makes it a critical intermediate for developing novel active compounds. This product is primarily utilized by research and development teams in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries seeking to create new molecules with enhanced properties.

Application

• Pharmaceutical Intermediate: A key synthon for the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), particularly in kinase inhibitor research and other small molecule drug discovery programs.
• Agrochemical Synthesis: Serves as a building block for creating novel herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, leveraging the bioactivity of the fluorinated aromatic system.
• Ligand and Catalyst Development: Used in the preparation of specialized ligands for metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and other catalytic processes.
• Material Science Research: Employed in the synthesis of organic electronic materials, such as charge-transport molecules or photoactive compounds for OLEDs.
• Chemical Biology Probes: Acts as a core structure for designing fluorescent probes or molecular tags for biological imaging and diagnostic applications.

Basic Information

Product Name	4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)Pyridine
CAS No.	41538-36-7
Molecular Formula	C12H8FNO
Molecular Weight	201.20 g/mol
Synonyms	4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)pyridine; 4-Fluorophenyl 4-pyridyl ketone; 4-Pyridyl 4-fluorophenyl ketone; 4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)pyridine; (4-Fluorophenyl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone; 4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)pyridine; 4-Fluorobenzoylpyridine; 4-Pyridyl 4-fluorobenzyl ketone
EINECS	Contact for details

Quality Control

Our 4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)Pyridine is manufactured under strict quality management systems to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and high purity. Each lot is accompanied by a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles. We adhere to relevant industry standards and can provide material suitable for research and development under cGMP guidelines upon request.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area at a controlled room temperature (15-25°C). This material is hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) and should be handled under dry conditions to prevent degradation.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white crystalline powder
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Purity (HPLC)	≥ 98.0%
Melting Point	Contact for details
Loss on Drying	≤ 0.5%
Residue on Ignition	≤ 0.1%
Heavy Metals	≤ 20 ppm

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