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benzotrifluoride

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benzotrifluoride

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Also known as omega-trifluorotoluene, trifluoromethylbenzene, phenylfluoroform, alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene, CF3Ph, C6H5CF3, PhCF3

Trifluorotoluene is an organic compound with the formula of C6H5CF3. This colorless fluorocarbon is used as a specialty solvent in organic synthesis and an intermediate in the production of pesticides and pharmaceuticals.

Chemical data

Formula
C7H5F3
Molecular weight
146.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
trifluoromethylbenzene
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F
InChIKey
GETTZEONDQJALK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
146.034
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chemical formula
C₇H₅F₃
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F
Commons category
Trifluoromethylbenzene
melting point
-29.1
electric dipole moment
2.86
ionization energy
9.69
boiling point
102.1
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Contents
  • Synthesis
  • Uses
  • Solvent
  • Synthetic intermediate
  • Analytics
  • References

Trifluorotoluene is an organic compound with the formula of C6H5CF3. This colorless fluorocarbon is used as a specialty solvent in organic synthesis and an intermediate in the production of pesticides and pharmaceuticals.

==Synthesis== Industrial production is done by reacting benzotrichloride with hydrogen fluoride in a pressurized reactor. PhCCl3 + 3 HF → PhCF3 + 3 HCl

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