3,5-difluorobenzophenone Property

Melting point:

57-59°C

Boiling point:

117°C 5mm

Density 

1.239±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

Flash point:

116-118°C/5mm

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

crystalline solid

color 

Yellow

BRN 

7919206

CAS DataBase Reference

179113-89-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

2914390090

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P304+P340IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and Keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P405Store locked up.

3,5-difluorobenzophenone Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Preparation

Synthesis of 3,5-Difluorobenzophenone: Prior to acylations, 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid was reacted with freshly distilled thionyl chloride and catalytic amounts of DMF(2 drops). After two hours at 55 °C, the excess thionyl chloride was distilled between 75 and 77 °C. The acid halide was then fractionally distilled at 174 °C, and recovery was generally around 75%. To a 50 mL round bottom flask, equipped with a gas inlet, addition funnel, condenser, and drying tube, were added 3.01 g (22.6 mmol) of AlCl3. A mixture of 3.62 g (20.5 mmol) 3,5-difluorobenzoyl chloride and 8.01 g (102.5 mmol) benzene was added dropwise to the AlCl3. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours, before heating to 75 °C. After 16 hours the reaction mixture was quenched by pouring into acidic ice water, followed by addition of 300 mL of chloroform, and transferring to a separatory funnel. The layers were separated and the organic layer was washed with 5 wt. % bicarbonate, distilled water, and then dried with MgSO4 and the solvents were removed, via rotary evaporation, leaving an off-white solid. The crude material was recrystallized from aqueous ethanol to afford (3.00 g, 67 %) of a crystalline white solid with a m.p. 58-59 °C (lit.21 m.p. 57-58 °C); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, δ) 7.04 (tt, 1H, J = 8.4, 2.4 Hz), 7.31 (m, 2H), 7.51 (m, 2H), 7.63 (tt, 1H, J = 7.5, 1.2 Hz), 7.78 (m, 2H)