Trifluoromethylisocyanide

Trifluoromethylisocyanide
Names
	IUPAC name trifluoro(isocyano)methane
	Other names trifluoro-methyl-azaniumylidyne methane
Identifiers
CAS Number	105879-13-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	128288 ;
PubChem CID	145434;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10147379 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5 Key: LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5 Key: LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYAU;
	SMILES [C-]#[N+]C(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	CF3NC
Molar mass	95.023
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trifluoromethylisocyanide is the chemical compound with the formula CF₃NC. It is an isocyanide and a fluorocarbon. Polymerisation occurs even at temperatures below its boiling point of -80 °C. As a ligand in coordination chemistry, this species behaves similarly to carbon monoxide.^[1]

The compound trifluoracetonitrile (CF₃CN) is an isomer to trifluoromethylisocyanide. The nitrile is more stable, as is the usual case.

References[]

^ D. Lentz (1994). "Fluorinated Isocyanides - More than Ligands with Unusual Properties". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33 (13): 1315–1331. doi:10.1002/anie.199413151.

[1] D. Lentz (1994). "Fluorinated Isocyanides - More than Ligands with Unusual Properties". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33 (13): 1315–1331. doi:10.1002/anie.199413151.

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