Fluoroacetic acid

C2H3FO2CAS 144-49-078.04 g/mol

OHOF
Alkyl halideCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H3FO2
Molar mass
78.04 g/mol
Exact mass
78.0117 Da
Density
1.3693 g/mL (at 36 °C)
Melting point
35.2 °C
Boiling point
165 °C
pKa
2.59
Water solubility
miscible (25 °C)
logP
0.04Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-081-00-7), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P264, P270, P273, P301+P316, P321, P330, P391, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
144-49-0
SMILES
O=C(O)CF
InChIKey
QEWYKACRFQMRMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H3FO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5)

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • Acetic acid, 2-fluoro-
  • Acetic acid, fluoro-
  • 2-Fluoroacetic acid
  • Cymonic acid
  • Fluoroethanoic acid
  • Gifblaar poison
  • HFA
  • Monofluoroacetic acid
  • α-Fluoroacetic acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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