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Fluorobenzene

Fluorobenzene
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Fluorobenzene
Other names
Phenyl fluoride
Monofluorobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations PhF 1236623 ChEBIChEMBLChemSpiderECHA InfoCard100.006.657EC Number
  • 207-321-7
49856 KEGGUNIIUN number2387
  • InChI=1S/C6H5F/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
    Key: PYLWMHQQBFSUBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C6H5F/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
    Key: PYLWMHQQBFSUBP-UHFFFAOYAM
  • Fc1ccccc1
Properties C6H5FMolar mass96.104 g·mol Appearance Colorless liquid Density1.025 g/mL, liquid Melting point−44 °C (−47 °F; 229 K) Boiling point84 to 85 °C (183 to 185 °F; 357 to 358 K) low −58.4·10 cm/mol 1.46553 Structure Planar Hazards GHS labelling: WarningH225, H318, H411P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P273, P280, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P310, P337+P313, P370+P378, P391, P403+P235, P501NFPA 704 (fire diamond) Related compounds
Related halobenzenes
Related compounds
Benzene
1,2-Difluorobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorobenzene is an aryl fluoride and the simplest of the fluorobenzenes, with the formula C6H5F, often abbreviated PhF. A colorless liquid, it is a precursor to many fluorophenyl compounds.