54841-08-6

Usage

Physical state

Colorless, odorless liquid

Uses

a. Solvent in industrial and research applications
b. Raw material in the production of other fluorinated compounds

Chemical classification

Fluorinated alcohol

Structural features

a. Contains multiple fluorine atoms
b. Has trifluoromethyl groups (CF3) at the 2nd and 5th carbon positions

Boiling point

High (specific value not provided)

Reactivity

Low

Stability

High, suitable for stable and non-reactive solvent applications

Environmental and health concerns

Potential hazards due to fluorinated nature, requires careful handling and proper safety measures

Upstream product

• 31898-68-7 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)oxirane 
• 503169-76-4 1,1-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-bromoethanol 
• 647-01-8 1,1,1,6,6,6-hexafluoro-2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)hex-3-yne-2,5-diol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Bridged carbocyclic compounds and methods of making and using same

Disclosed herein is a fluorinated bridged carbocyclic compound that can be polymerized by itself or with at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer to provide a polymer. The polymer may be used, for example, within a sub-300 nm photoresist compo

Facile preparation and synthetic applications of LiCH2C(CF3)2Oli

Bromohydrin BrCH2C(CF3)2OH readily reacts with two equivalents of n-BuLi at - 78 °C to produce the corresponding dilithium derivative LiCH2C(CF3)2OLi in high yield. This dilithiated derivative reacts selectively, acting as a C-nucleophile, with a variety of electrophiles such as R2PCl, carbonyl compounds, and epoxides, to give electron-deficient phosphines R2PCH2C(CF3)2OH, 1,3- and 1,4-diols, correspondingly.

Fluorinated compounds

1,1,4,4-Tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)butan-1,4-diol and 1,1-bis (trifluoromethyl)propanol-1 are prepared by reacting gaseous hexafluoroacetone and ethane in a transparent container in the presence of sunlight. The diol is a crystalline solid and the propanol-1 is a liquid. The diol is useful as a monomer in the field of polymer chemistry. That is, polymers such as polyurethans and polyesters which find many applications in the chemical industry can be made by reacting the proper material with the diol of this invention. The propanol-1 is useful as a plasticizer for polyurethans and other plastics.