Difluorocarbene

Difluorocarbene is the chemical compound with formula CF2. It has a short half-life, 0.5 and 20 ms, in solution and in the gas phase, respectively. Although highly reactive, difluorocarbene is an intermediate in the production of tetrafluoroethylene, which is produced on an industrial scale as the precursor to Teflon (PTFE).

Difluorocarbene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Difluoromethylidene
Other names
Difluoromethylene
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard 100.128.429
  • InChI=1S/CF2/c2-1-3
    Key: LTVOKYUPTHZZQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [C](F)F
Properties
CF2
Molar mass 50.008 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions
 Methylene
Dichlorocarbene
Dibromocarbene
Diiodocarbene
Other cations
 Difluorosilylene
Difluorogermylene
Stannous fluoride
Plumbous fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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