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trifluoroiodomethane
Sign in to saveTrifluoroiodomethane, also referred to as trifluoromethyl iodide is a halomethane with the formula CF3I. It is an experimental alternative to Halon 1301 (CBrF3) in unoccupied areas. It would be used as a gaseous fire suppression flooding agent for in-flight aircraft and electronic equipment fires.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CF3I
- Molecular weight
- 195.91 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trifluoro(iodo)methane
- SMILES
- C(F)(F)(F)I
- InChIKey
- VPAYJEUHKVESSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- Has part
- iodine
- Mass
- 195.9
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- chemical formula
- CF₃I
- Commons category
- Trifluoroiodomethane
- canonical SMILES
- C(F)(F)(F)I
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Trifluoroiodomethane, also referred to as trifluoromethyl iodide is a halomethane with the formula CF3I. It is an experimental alternative to Halon 1301 (CBrF3) in unoccupied areas. It would be used as a gaseous fire suppression flooding agent for in-flight aircraft and electronic equipment fires.
==Chemistry== It is used in the rhodium-catalyzed α-trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones.
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