Fluoroformic acid

Fluoroformic acid
Names
IUPAC name
Fluoroformic acid
Other names
Carbonofluoridic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/CHFO2/c2-1(3)4/h(H,3,4)
    Key: ABDBNWQRPYOPDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(=O)(O)F
Properties
CHFO2
Molar mass 64.015 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluoroformic acid is a fluoride derivative of formic acid that has been the subject of a number of theoretical studies in chemistry. As of 1985, elementary textbooks generally state that it does not exist due to its rapid decomposition into carbon dioxide and hydrofluoric acid, although some experiments have attempted to isolate it.

The anion, fluoroformate, is has been confirmed to exist and be stable. Its structure has been characterized.

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