2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-40 °C

Boiling point:

70-71 °C (16 mmHg)

Density 

1.32 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.466(lit.)

Flash point:

142 °F

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Soluble in most organic solvents.

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

1.320

color 

Clear colorless to slightly yellow

Sensitive 

Air Sensitive

BRN 

2045512

LogP

2.67

CAS DataBase Reference

447-61-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzaldehyde, 2-(trifluoromethyl)-(447-61-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-37/39-36

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG III

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29124990

MSDS

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2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid

Uses

2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde has been used in the preparation of ω-(dimethylamino)-alkylethyl-4(-2-(trifluorormethyl)phenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylates, methyl (E)-2-[2-[(E)-2-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)vinyl]-phenyl]-3-methoxyacrylate via Wittig-Horner reaction. It is a reagent used as electrophilic component in a wide array of reactions.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron, 49, p. 2151, 1993 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80359-8

2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde(447-61-0)Related Product Information

• p-Tolualdehyde
• Benzaldehyde
• 3-（trifluoromethyl) Cinnamaldehyde
• 2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
• 2-Methylbenzotrifluoride
• 3,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde
• Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
• 2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride
• m-Tolualdehyde
• (Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane
• 4-(Trifluoromethoxy)benzaldehyde
• Salicylaldehyde
• Diethylstilbestrol
• o-Anisaldehyde
• 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde
• 3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde
• 2'-(Trifluoromethyl)acetophenone
• 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid