Application
Zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate, appearing as a white to light-grey powder, serves as a versatile catalyst in various chemical reactions. It is primarily used as a Lewis acid catalyst in the synthesis of dithioketals and for the silylation reactions. This compound also facilitates greener amine synthesis through reductive amination using hydrogen gas. Furthermore, it acts as a catalyst in the addition of acetylenes to carbonyls and nitrones, plays a critical role in the Claisen rearrangement, and enhances enantioselective Henry and Aza-Henry reactions. Additionally, it supports Pd-catalyzed hydroalkylation of styrenes in collaboration with zinc reagents, proving its utility across diverse synthetic processes.