Trifluoromethylisocyanide

Trifluoromethylisocyanide

Names
IUPAC name trifluoro(isocyano)methane
Other names trifluoro-methyl-azaniumylidyne methane
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	105879-13-8
ChemSpider	128288 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5 Y Key: LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5 Key: LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYAU
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	145434
SMILES [C-]#[N+]C(F)(F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	CF3NC
Molar mass	95.023
Except where noted otherwise, data is 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.

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