trifluoromethylisocyanide

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| IUPACName = trifluoro(isocyano)methane

| OtherNames = trifluoro-methyl-azaniumylidyne methane

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| InChI = 1/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5

| InChIKey = LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYAU

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| StdInChI = 1S/C2F3N/c1-6-2(3,4)5

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| StdInChIKey = LKHQVUSYAMWNQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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| CASNo = 19480-01-4

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| UNII = R3NG676YU8

| PubChem = 145434

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| SMILES = [C-]#[N+]C(F)(F)F

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = CF₃NC

| MolarMass = 95.023

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Trifluoromethylisocyanide is the chemical compound with the formula CF₃NC. It is an isocyanide and a fluorocarbon. Polymerisation occurs even at temperatures below its boiling point of −80 °C. As a ligand in coordination chemistry, this species behaves similarly to carbon monoxide.{{cite journal| author=D. Lentz|title= Fluorinated Isocyanides - More than Ligands with Unusual Properties |journal= Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English|year= 1994|volume= 33| issue=13|pages= 1315–1331| doi=10.1002/anie.199413151}}

The compound trifluoracetonitrile (CF₃CN) is an isomer to trifluoromethylisocyanide. The nitrile is more stable, as is the usual case.