Iodotrifluoroethylene

Iodotrifluoroethylene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1,1,2-Trifluoro-2-iodoethene
Other names 1,1,2-Trifluoro-2-iodoethylene, trifluoroiodoethylene, iodotrifluoroethylene
Identifiers
CAS Number	359-37-5  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	61074  Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.028
EC Number	206-629-9
PubChem CID	67755
UNII	LKV2XT37FH  Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0073166
InChI InChI=1S/C2F3I/c3-1(4)2(5)6 Y Key: PZVZTKFRZJMHEM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C2F3I/c3-1(4)2(5)6
SMILES F/C(F)=C(\F)I
Properties
Chemical formula	C2F3I
Molar mass	207.92 g/mol
Density	2.284 g/cm3
Boiling point	30 °C (86 °F; 303 K)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Irritant (Xi)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y  verify  (what is  YN ?) Infobox references

Iodotrifluoroethylene is the organofluorine compound with the formula C
_²F
_³I. It is a volatile colorless liquid.

Preparation and reactions

It is prepared by iodination of trifluorovinyl lithium. ^[1]

Iodotrifluoroethylene reacts with cadmium metal to give CdC₂F₃(I). ^[2]

It reacts with nitric oxide under UV light, producing a nitroso compound, with iodine as a byproduct: ^[3]

2 C
_²F
_³I + 2 NO → 2 C
_²F
_³NO + I
_²

References

1. Burdon, James; Coe, Paul L.; Haslock, Iain B.; Powell, Richard L. (1996). "The hydrofluorocarbon 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) as a ready source of trifluorovinyllithium". Chemical Communications: 49. doi:10.1039/CC9960000049.
2. Burton, Donald J.; Yang, Zhen-Yu; Morken, Peter A. (1994). "Fluorinated organometallics: Vinyl, Alkynyl, Allyl, Benzyl, Propargyl and Aryl". Tetrahedron. 50 (10): 2993–3063. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81105-4.
3. Griffin, C. E.; Haszeldine, R. N . (1960). "Perfluoroalkyl derivatives of nitrogen. Part VIII. Trifluoronitrosoethylene and its polymers". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 1398–1406. doi:10.1039/JR9600001398.