Fluorocyclohexane

Fluorocyclohexane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Fluorocyclohexane
	Other names Cyclohexyl fluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	372-46-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	71321;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.141
EC Number	206-754-9;
PubChem CID	78988;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5059907;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H11F/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h6H,1-5H2 Key: GOBGVVAHHOUMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1CCC(CC1)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H11F
Molar mass	102.152 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.9280 g/mL
Melting point	13 °C (55 °F; 286 K)
Boiling point	103 °C (217 °F; 376 K)
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Flash point	5 °C (41 °F; 278 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Chlorocyclohexane; Bromocyclohexane; Iodocyclohexane
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Fluorocyclohexane is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula (CH₂)₅CHF.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synthesis

Fluorocyclohexane is prepared by reaction of cyclohexanol with hydrogen fluoride.^[4]

The compound causes serious skin and eye irritation, and may also cause respiratory irritation.^[1]

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^ "Fluorocyclohexane 372-46-3 | TCI AMERICA". TCI Chemicals. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ Dictionary of Organic Compounds. CRC Press. 1996. p. 3180. ISBN 978-0-412-54090-5. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ Olah, George A.; Watkins, Michael (1978). "Fluorinations with Pyridinium Polyhydrogen Fluoride Reagent: 1-Fluoroadamantane". Organic Syntheses. 58: 75. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.058.0075.