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Preferred IUPAC name Chloro(fluoro)iodomethane | |
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CHClFI | |
Molar mass | 194.37 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Light yellow liquid |
Density | 2.4 g/cm³ |
Boiling point | 76.1 °C (169.0 °F; 349.2 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Chlorofluoroiodomethane is a trihalomethane with the chemical formula CHClFI. [1] This complex organic compound is characterized by having three halogen atoms—fluorine, chlorine, and iodine—bonded to a methane backbone. The molecule is chiral. [2] [3]
The compound can be obtained by reacting dichloromethane with mercury fluoride. [4] Also, by heating dry (+)- strychnine fluorochloroiodoacetate at 100 mmHg and 110 °C can produce (+)-chlorofluoroiodomethane. [5]
Chlorofluoroiodomethane serves as a potentially important reagent in organic synthesis, especially for the transfer of halogenated methyl groups. Its three distinct carbon-halogen bonds exhibit varied reactivity, rendering it a flexible precursor for assembling more complex molecular structures. [6]