Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is an acidic alcohol and due to its strong hydrogen bonding properties can be used as a solvent for many different kinds of polymers and solution phase peptide chemistry. It is also used as an intermediate to prepare pharmaceuticals and for the preparation of fluorinated esters of polyacrylate and polymethylacrylate polymers. A major use is as a raw material in the preparation of the inhalation anesthetic sevoflurane.
