Fluoral
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Trifluoroacetaldehyde, trifluoroethanal, or fluoral,[2] is a fluorinated derivative of acetaldehyde with the formula CF3CHO. It is a gas at room temperature. Fluoral is used to introduce trifluoromethyl groups into organic compounds.[2][3] It is highly electrophilic and fluoral forms a hydrate CF3CH(OH)2 upon contact with water like other halogenated acetaldehydes.[4] It is commonly used in form of ethyl hemiacetal (1-ethoxy-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, CF3CH(OCH2CH3)(OH)) due to the aldehyde's high reactivity, including the tendency to polymerise.[5]
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Trifluoroethanal | |
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Trifluoroacetaldehyde | |
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CF3CHO | |
Molar mass | 98.024 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | gas, hydrate is colourless crystals |
Melting point | 66 °C (hydrate)[1] |
Boiling point | –18 °C[2]
104 °C (hydrate)[1] |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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