Trifluoroacetic acid
- CAS NO. : 76-05-1
- CAT NO. : FO-OOC-6051
Physical State: Colorless to faintly yellow liquid
Color/Appearance: Colorless to faint yellow
Melting Point: −15.4 °C (lit.)
Boiling Point: 72.4 °C (lit.)
Density: 1.489 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
Refractive Index: 1.285 at 20 °C (lit.)
Solubility: Completely miscible with water; miscible with acetone, ether, benzene, ethanol, hexane, and carbon tetrachloride
Vapor Pressure: 97.5 mmHg at 20 °C
Vapor Density: 3.9 (vs air)
pKa: −0.3 (in water at 25 °C)
Specific Gravity: 1.489 at 20 °C
pH: Approximately 1 (10 g/L in water)
Odor: Sharp, pungent odor
Storage Conditions: Store at 15–25 °C; keep tightly closed
Molecular Formula: C₂HF₃O₂
Molecular Weight: 114.02 g/mol