Fluoroacetic acid

Fluoroacetic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Fluoroacetic acid
	Other names 2-Fluoroacetic acid; Monofluoroacetic acid; Monofluoroacetate; Fluoroethanoic acid; Cymonic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	144-49-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
3DMet	B00905;
Beilstein Reference	1739053
ChEBI	CHEBI:30775;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL509273;
ChemSpider	10205670;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.120
EC Number	205-631-7;
Gmelin Reference	25730
KEGG	C06108;
PubChem CID	5237;
RTECS number	AH5950000;
UNII	AP1JV9U41M ;
UN number	2642
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0041981 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H3FO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5) Key: QEWYKACRFQMRMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C2H3FO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5) Key: QEWYKACRFQMRMB-UHFFFAOYAF;
	SMILES FCC(O)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H3FO2
Molar mass	78.042 g·mol−1
Appearance	White solid
Density	1.369
Melting point	35.2 °C (95.4 °F; 308.3 K)
Boiling point	165 °C (329 °F; 438 K)
Solubility in water	Soluble in water and ethanol
Acidity (pKa)	2.586
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Highly toxic and corrosive
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H300, H314, H400
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P363, P391, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	7 mg/kg (rat, oral)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Fluoroacetic acid is a organofluorine compound with formula CH₂FCO₂H. It is a colorless solid that is noted for its relatively high toxicity. The conjugate base, fluoroacetate occurs naturally in at least 40 plants in Australia, Brazil, and Africa. It is one of only five known organic fluorine-containing natural products.

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