Acetyl fluoride explained

Acetyl fluoride should not be confused with Actinium fluoride.

Acetyl fluoride is an acyl halide with the chemical formula CH₃COF.^[1] The formula is commonly abbreviated AcF. This chemical is corrosive. This chemical is also known as Acetyl fluoride, 557-99-3 or Methylcarbonyl fluouride. It carries a oxo group at position 1.^[2]

Synthesis

Acetyl fluoride is synthesized using hydrogen fluoride and acetic anhydride. Acetic acid is produced as a byproduct.^[3]

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See also

• Acetyl chloride
• Acylation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acetyl Fluoride. NIST. 7 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190221114105/https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C557993&Mask=4. 21 February 2019. dead.
2. Web site: PubChem . Acetyl fluoride . 2023-11-14 . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . en.
3. Tanaka. Mutsuo. Fujiwara, Masahiro. Ando, Hisanori. Dual Reactivity of the Formyl Cation as an Electrophile and a Bransted Acid in Superacids. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1995. 60. 12. 3846–3850. 10.1021/jo00117a041.