2-Fluoronitrobenzene

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2-Fluoronitrobenzene
2-Fluornitrobenzol.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzene
Other names
2-nitrofluorobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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EC Number
  • 216-088-0
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H4FNO2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(9)10/h1-4H
    Key: PWKNBLFSJAVFAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC=C(C(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])F
Properties
C6H4FNO2
Molar mass 141.101 g·mol−1
Appearancecolorless liquid
Density 1.3291 g/cm3
Melting point −6 °C (21 °F; 267 K)
Boiling point 215 °C (419 °F; 488 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

2-Fluoronitrobenzene is an organic compound with the formula FC6H4NO2. It is one of three isomeric fluoronitrobenzenes. [1] A colorless liquid, it is prepared from 2-nitrochlorobenzene using the Halex process:

O2NC6H4Cl + KF → O2NC6H4F + KCl

References

  1. Gerald Booth, "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2005. doi : 10.1002/14356007.a17_411