Fluoroacetone

Names
IUPAC name 1-Fluoropropan-2-one
Other names Fluoroacetone; 1-fluoro-2-propanone
Identifiers
CAS Number	430-51-3
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	21171516
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.423
EC Number	207-064-0
PubChem CID	9889
UNII	735L3MV2UG Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70195619
InChI InChI=1S/C3H5FO/c1-3(5)2-4/h2H2,1H3 Key: MSWVMWGCNZQPIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)CF
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H5FO
Molar mass	76.070 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	1.054 g/mL
Boiling point	75 °C (167 °F; 348 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H225, H300, H310, H330
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P310, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P310, P320, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point	7 °C (45 °F; 280 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Fluoroacetone is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C
₃H
₅FO.^[1][2] Under normal conditions, the substance is a colorless liquid. Fluoroacetone is also a highly toxic and flammable compound.^[3] Fumes of fluoroacetone can form an explosive mixture with air.

Synthesis

Fluoroacetone can be obtained by a reaction of triethylamine tris-hydrofluoride with bromoacetone.

Applications

Fluoroacetone is used as a catalyst to study the kinetics of the ketone-catalysed decomposition of peroxymonosulfuric acid (Caro's acid).^[4] It is also a precursor material for the production of higher fluoroketones.

Fluoroacetone has not been used as a lachrymatory substance in contrast to other halogenated acetone derivatives, such as bromoacetone or chloroacetone.