Molecule record

4-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile

C8H4F3N

171.12 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H4F3N
Molar mass
171.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
171.0296 Da
6
PubChem CID
67995

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Alkyl halide
Aromatic ring
Nitrile

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • .alpha.,.alpha.,.alpha.-Trifluoro-p-toluonitrile
  • 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenecarbonitrile
  • 4-Cyanobenzotrifluoride
  • 4-Trifluoromethylbenzoic acid nitrile
  • 455-18-5
  • A,A,A-TRIFLUORO-P-TOLUNITRILE
  • Benzonitrile, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-
  • Benzonitrile, p-(trifluoromethyl)-
Show all 24 synonyms
  • DRNJIKRLQJRKMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • DTXCID9040423
  • DTXSID5060015
  • EINECS 207-239-1
  • MFCD00001826
  • NSC 88340
  • NSC88340
  • RefChem:118520
  • UNII-XZK6HN6CLT
  • XZK6HN6CLT
  • alpha,alpha,alpha-Trifluoro-4-toluonitrile
  • alpha,alpha,alpha-Trifluoro-p-tolunitrile
  • alpha,alpha,alpha-Trifluoro-p-toluonitrile
  • p-(Trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile
  • p-Cyanobenzotrifluoride
  • p-Tolunitrile, alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
N#Cc1ccc(C(F)(F)F)cc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C#N)C(F)(F)F
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H4F3N/c9-8(10,11)7-3-1-6(5-12)2-4-7/h1-4H
InChIKey
DRNJIKRLQJRKMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
67995

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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