3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzophenone

CAS Registry Number®

728-81-4

CAS Name

3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzophenone

Molecular Formula

C14H9F3O

Molecular Mass

250.22

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    121-123 °C @ Press: 1.5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    52.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H9F3O/c15-14(16,17)12-8-4-7-11(9-12)13(18)10-5-2-1-3-6-10/h1-9H

InChIKey

InChIKey=IOXDAYKKVHAKSX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=O)(C1=CC(C(F)(F)F)=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C=1C=CC=CC1)C2=CC=CC(=C2)C(F)(F)F

Other Names for this Substance

  • Methanone, phenyl[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-
  • Benzophenone, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-
  • Phenyl[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methanone
  • 3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzophenone
  • m-(Trifluoromethyl)benzophenone

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