Hexafluoro-2-hydroxyisobutyric acid
[CAS# 662-22-6]

Identification

• Name: Hexafluoro-2-hydroxyisobutyric acid
• Synonyms: 3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-2-hydroxypropionic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₂F₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 212.05
• CAS Registry Number: 662-22-6
• EC Number: 672-609-5

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (4.2 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.774±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 81-83 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 153-155 ºC^***
• Flash point: 101.8±25.9 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Knunyants, I. L.; Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya 1964, (8), P1425-9.

^*** Knunyants, I. L.; Khimicheskaya Nauka i Promyshlennost 1959, V4, P802-4.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin corrosion	Skin Corr.	1B	H314
Skin corrosion	Skin Corr.	1C	H314
Substances or mixtures corrosive to metals	Met. Corr.	1	H290
Serious eye damage	Eye Dam.	1	H318