trifluoromethanol
Trifluoromethanol is a synthetic organic compound with the formula . It is also referred to as perfluoromethanol or trifluoromethyl alcohol. The compound is the simplest perfluoroalcohol. The substance is a colorless gas, which is unstable at room temperature.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CHF3O
- Molecular weight
- 86.013 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trifluoromethanol
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- Has part
- trifluoromethyl
- Mass
- +85.997949
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Trifluoromethoxide
- Occurrence in upper layers of atmosphere
- See also
- References
Trifluoromethanol is a synthetic organic compound with the formula . It is also referred to as perfluoromethanol or trifluoromethyl alcohol. The compound is the simplest perfluoroalcohol. The substance is a colorless gas, which is unstable at room temperature.
==Synthesis== Trifluoromethanol eliminates hydrogen fluoride in an endothermic reaction and forms carbonyl fluoride.