Difluorocarbene
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Difluoromethylidene | |
| Other names
Difluoromethylene | |
| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.128.429 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| 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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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).