[5-[3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]norbornan-2-YL] 2-methylprop-2-enoate
[CAS 617711-94-1]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Carboxylic compounds and derivatives >> Carboxylic esters and their derivatives
• Name: [5-[3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]norbornan-2-YL] 2-methylprop-2-enoate
• Synonyms: 2-Propenoic acid,2-methyl-,5-[3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl ester
• Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₁₈F₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 360.29
• CAS Registry Number: 617711-94-1
• SMILES: CC(=C)C(=O)OC1CC2CC1CC2CC(C(F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)O

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: GHS07 Warning
• Risk Statements: H302-H315-H319
• Safety Statements: P264-P264+P265-P270-P280-P301+P317-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338-P321-P330-P332+P317-P337+P317-P362-P501

chemBlink Chemical Story

[5-[3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]norbornan-2-YL] 2-methylprop-2-enoate, CAS 617711-94-1, is a specialty fluorinated norbornyl methacrylate. Its chemical story is best understood by looking at how its structure creates function rather than by treating the name as a simple catalog label. The molecule or material combines a polymerizable methacrylate group, a rigid norbornane framework, six fluorine atoms and a hydroxyl group, a combination that explains its relevance to advanced polymer and photoresist monomer design.

The methacrylate double bond provides a route into a polymer backbone. The rigid alicyclic group can restrict segmental motion, while fluorinated groups strongly influence electronic character and surface energy; the hydroxyl group adds polarity and hydrogen-bonding capability. Alicyclic methacrylates became important design motifs in short-wavelength resist research because they can combine film robustness with lower ultraviolet absorption than strongly aromatic polymers.

Public literature devoted specifically to this CAS number is limited, so no particular commercial resist performance should be inferred from the isolated monomer.

A broader lesson follows from this example. Chemical identity is only the starting point for performance. In polymers and surfactants, composition, molecular distribution and formulation can dominate behavior; in synthetic intermediates, the value may lie in transformations that occur only in later steps; in biologically active compounds, mechanism must be separated from clinical evidence. For [5-[3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]norbornan-2-YL] 2-methylprop-2-enoate, the most reliable interpretation is therefore the one supported by its documented chemistry and literature rather than an assumed application.

The compound also illustrates why specialty chemicals often look more complicated than their job description suggests. Functional groups are selected to solve different parts of a practical problem: one region may provide reactivity, another solubility or interfacial affinity, and another stability or a controllable breaking point. Once those roles are separated, the long chemical name becomes a map of molecular design.

References:
Sigma-Aldrich / AChemBlock, CAS 617711-94-1; Ito H. Adv Polym Sci. 2005;172:37-245; Willson CG et al. J Electrochem Soc. 1986;133:181-187.

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