Trifluoromethanol
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Trifluoromethanol | |
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Trifluoromethyl alcohol, perfluoromethanol
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| CF3OH | |
| Molar mass | 86.013 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Density | 1.5±0.1 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −110.64 °C (−167.15 °F; 162.51 K) |
| Boiling point | 22.4 °C (72.3 °F; 295.5 K) ±30.0°C |
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| Flash point | 18.9 °C (66.0 °F; 292.0 K) ±15.6° |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trifluoromethanol is a synthetic organic compound with the formula CF3OH.[1] It is also referred to as perfluoromethanol or trifluoromethyl alcohol. The compound is the simplest perfluoroalcohol.[2] The substance is a colorless gas, which is unstable at room temperature.
Synthesis
Trifluoromethanol eliminates hydrogen fluoride in an endothermic reaction[3] and forms carbonyl fluoride.[4]
- CF3OH ⇌ COF2 + HF
The equilibrium can be shifted toward trifluoromethanol at lower temperatures. If the synthesized trifluoromethanol is protonated by superacids, for example HSbF6 (fluoroantimonic acid), the equilibrium can be further shifted to the left towards the desired product. Other primary and secondary perfluoroalcohols exhibit similar instability.
At temperatures in the range of −120 °C, trifluoromethanol can be prepared by treating trifluoromethyl hypochlorite with hydrogen chloride:
- CF3OCl + HCl → CF3OH + Cl2
In this reaction, the recombination of a partially positively charged chlorine atom (in trifluoromethyl hypochlorite) with a partially negatively charged chlorine atom (in hydrogen chloride) is used as elemental chlorine. The undesired products, by-products chlorine, hydrogen chloride, and chlorotrifluoromethane, can be removed by evaporation at −110 °C. Trifluoromethanol has a melting point of −82 °C and a calculated boiling point of about −20 °C. The boiling point is thus about 85 K lower than that of methanol. This fact can be explained by the absence of intramolecular H—F bonds, which are also not visible in the infrared gas phase spectrum.
Trifluoromethoxide
Trifluoromethoxide (CF3O−) is the conjugate base of trifluoromethanol. Installing the trifluoromethoxy group, trifluoromethoxylation, is a well developed theme in agricultural and medicinal chemistry.[5]
Solutions or trifluoromethoxide can be prepared by treating carbonyl fluoride with sources of fluoride ion, e.g. NaF):
- COF2 + F− → CF3O−
Some trifluoromethylethers can be cleaved to release trifluoromethoxide.[6]
- CF3OAr + Nu → [Nu−Ar]+[CF3O]− (Nu = nucleophile, Ar = aryl group)
Trifluoromethyl benzoate is a related source of the trifluoromethoxide ion.[7]
In aqueous media, the CF3O− decomposes at room temperature.
Occurrence in upper layers of atmosphere
While trifluoromethanol is unstable under normal conditions, it is generated in the stratosphere from CF−3 and CF3O− radicals by reaction with OF+ and F− radicals. In this case, decomposition of trifluoromethanol is negligible under the conditions prevailing in the atmosphere due to the high activation energy of the reaction. The expected lifetime of trifluoromethanol is several million years at altitudes below 40 km.[8][9]
See also
References
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