Trifluoroacetyl chloride

Trifluoroacetyl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Trifluoroacetyl chloride
Other names
2,2,2-Trifluoroacetyl chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1098994
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.961 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 206-556-2
UNII
UN number 3057
  • InChI=1S/C2ClF3O/c3-1(7)2(4,5)6
    Key: PNQBEPDZQUOCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C2ClF3O/c3-1(7)2(4,5)6
    Key: PNQBEPDZQUOCNY-UHFFFAOYAG
  • C(=O)(C(F)(F)F)Cl
Properties
C2ClF3O
Molar mass 132.469
Melting point −146 °C (−231 °F; 127 K)
Boiling point −27 °C (−17 °F; 246 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H312, H314, H330, H335, H412
P260, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P284, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P320, P321, P322, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Trifluoroacetyl chloride (also known as TFAC[1]) is a toxic gaseous chemical compound with the chemical formula C2ClF3O.[2][3] TFAC is the perfluorinated version of acetyl chloride. The compound is a gas, but it is usually shipped as a liquid under high pressure.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference halocarbon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Trifluoroacetyl chloride, 2013, retrieved October 10, 2013
  3. ^ a b TRIFLUOROACETYL CHLORIDE, 2010, retrieved October 10, 2013