Hexafluoroacetone

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Hexafluoroacetone
Hexafluoropropanone skeletal structure
Hexafluoropropanone 3D structure
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropan-2-one
Other names
perfluoroacetone
acetone hexafluoride
perfluoro-2-propanone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 211-676-3
RTECS number
  • UC2450000
UNII
UN number 2420
  • InChI=1S/C3F6O/c4-2(5,6)1(10)3(7,8)9 checkY
    Key: VBZWSGALLODQNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C3F6O/c4-2(5,6)1(10)3(7,8)9
    Key: VBZWSGALLODQNC-UHFFFAOYAI
  • FC(F)(F)C(=O)C(F)(F)F
Properties
C3F6O
Molar mass 166.02 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor musty[1]
Density 1.32 g/ml, liquid
Melting point −129 °C (144 K)
Boiling point −28 °C (245 K)
Reacts with water
Vapor pressure 5.8 atm (20 °C)[1]
Hazards
Main hazards Toxic (T),
Corrosive (C)
GHS labelling:
GHS04: Compressed GasGHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Signal word
Danger
H280, H301, H310, H311, H314, H315, H330, H360, H370, H372
P201, P202, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P284, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P307+P311, P308+P313, P310, P312, P314, P320, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P361, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
0
2
W
Flash point Nonflammable[1]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none[1]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 0.1 ppm (0.7 mg/m3) [skin][1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[1]
Related compounds
Related ketones;
organofluorides
Acetone;
Hexafluoro-2-propanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Hexafluoroacetone (HFA) is a chemical compound with the formula (CF3)2CO. It is structurally similar to acetone; however, its reactivity is markedly different. It a colourless, hygroscopic, nonflammable, highly reactive gas characterized by a musty odour.[2] The most common form of this substance is hexafluoroacetone (1.5 H2O), which is a hemihydrate of (F
3
C)
2
C(OH)
2
, a geminal diol.

Synthesis[]

The industrial route to HFA involves treatment of hexachloroacetone with HF:[3]

(CCl3)2CO + 6 HF → (CF3)2CO + 6 HCl

Hexafluoropropylene oxide rearranges to give HFA.

In the laboratory, HFA can be prepared in a two step process from perfluoropropene. In the first step KF catalyzes the reaction of the alkene with elemental sulfur to give the 1,3-dithietane [(CF3)2CS]2. This species is then oxidized by iodate to give (CF3)2CO.[4]

Uses[]

Hexafluoroacetone is used in the production of hexafluoroisopropanol:

(CF3)2CO + H2 → (CF3)2CHOH

It is also used as a precursor to hexafluoroisobutylene,[3] a monomer used in polymer chemistry, and as a building block in the synthesis of midaflur, bisphenol AF, 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride, and alitame.

Reactivity[]

Hexafluoroacetone is an electrophile. Nucleophiles attack at the carbonyl carbon. In water, hexafluoroacetone predominantly exists as the hydrate. The equilibrium constant (Keq) for the formation of this geminal diol is 106 M−1. The analogous equilibrium for acetone is an unfavorable 10−3 M−1.[5] Hexafluoroacetone-hydrates are acidic. In an analogous reaction, ammonia adds to hexafluoroacetone to give the hemiaminal (CF3)2C(OH)(NH2) which can be dehydrated with phosphoryl chloride to give the imine (CF3)2CNH.[6]

Hexafluoroacetone imine is an unusual primary ketimine that is isolable.
Ammonia adduct of hexafluoroacetone

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0319". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. ^ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
  3. ^ a b Günter Siegemund; Werner Schwertfeger; Andrew Feiring; Bruce Smart; Fred Behr; Herward Vogel; Blaine McKusick (2002). "Fluorine Compounds, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349.
  4. ^ Van Der Puy, M.; Anello, L. G. (1990). "Hexafluoroacetone". Organic Syntheses.; Collective Volume, 7, p. 251
  5. ^ Lemal, David M. (2004). "Perspective on Fluorocarbon Chemistry". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1021/jo0302556. PMID 14703372.
  6. ^ W. J. Middleton; H. D. Carlson (1970). "Hexafluoroacetone imine". Org. Syntheses. 50: 81–3. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.050.0081..
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