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The trifluoromethoxy group is the chemical group –O–. It can be seen as a
The trifluoromethoxy group is the chemical group –O–. It can be seen as a methoxy group
In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula .
On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position a ...
–O– whose hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol H and atomic number 1. It is the lightest and abundance of the chemical elements, most abundant chemical element in the universe, constituting about 75% of all baryon, normal matter ...
atoms are replaced by fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at Standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions as pale yellow Diatomic molecule, diatomic gas. Fluorine is extre ...
atoms; or as a trifluoromethyl group attached to the rest of the molecule by a bridging oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...
atom; either leads to viable syntheses.''Synthetic Approaches to Trifluoromethoxy-Substituted Compounds'' A. Tlili, F. Toulgoat, T. Billard, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11726–11735; Compounds having this functional group are of some relevance as pharmaceuticals. One example is riluzole.
See also
* TrifluoromethylationReferences