Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide
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- :Bisacetamide → ? —(Discuss)— Current title is ambiguous.
Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA) is used in analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...
for the derivatisation of compounds in analysis to increase their volatility.
It is also a good source of the trimethylsilyl
Trimethylsilyl
A trimethylsilyl group is a functional group in organic chemistry. This group consists of three methyl groups bonded to a silicon atom [−Si3], which is in turn bonded to the rest of a molecule...
group in protecting
Protecting group
A protecting group or protective group is introduced into a molecule by chemical modification of a functional group in order to obtain chemoselectivity in a subsequent chemical reaction...
functional groups in chemistry.