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4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid

C7H6BF3O2, 189.929 g/mol. Its structure, the values that were measured, the values that were calculated, and where each one came from.

verified recordOrganic — aromatic organohalide90 documented reactions

Drawn from the SMILES. It shows how the atoms are connected — not a photograph of a molecule, and not its shape in space.

Identifiers

Molecular formula
C₇H₆BF₃O₂
Molecular weight
189.929 g/mol
Exact mass
190.041294 g/mol
IUPAC name
[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]boronic acid
SMILES
OB(O)c1ccc(C(F)(F)F)cc1
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H6BF3O2/c9-7(10,11)5-1-3-6(4-2-5)8(12)13/h1-4,12-13H
InChIKey
ALMFIOZYDASRRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Calculated properties

Derived from the structure rather than from a sample. These are reproducible and they are not measurements: a calculated partition coefficient and a measured one can differ by a long way, and where both exist they are listed apart on purpose.

Molecular weight
189.93 g/molcalculated · reference compound database
Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass
190.0412941 Dacalculated · reference compound database
Mass of the most common isotopic form.
Polar surface area
40.5 Ųcalculated · reference compound database
Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity
164calculated · reference compound database
A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors
2calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors
5calculated · reference compound database
logP
0.3852calculated · chemistry engine
Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area
40.46 Ųcalculated · chemistry engine
Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors
2calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors
2calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds
1calculated · chemistry engine
Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity
41.2696 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine
Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons
0.1429calculated · chemistry engine
Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness
0.6282calculated · chemistry engine
Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded
13
Total atoms, hydrogen included
19
Rings
1
Aromatic rings
1
Stereocentres
0
Formal charge
0

Functional groups

  • Halide (C–X)

    A halogen atom attached to carbon.

  • Aromatic ring

    A flat six-membered ring with delocalised electrons.

Matched by structural pattern, not by a measurement.

The molecule in three dimensions

Rotate and inspect the atoms. Loaded only when you ask, so the page stays light.

The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is [4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]boronic acid.

The sources also call it DTXSID80370278, RefChem:97590, DTXCID10321314, 4-trifluoromethylphenylboronic acid, (4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)boronic acid, [4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]boronic acid, 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzeneboronic acid, MFCD00151855, BORONIC ACID, B-[4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL]-, (4-Trifluoromethylphenyl)boronic acid, SCHEMBL4179.

Structurally related

The structural neighbours could not be read just now. That is a failed lookup rather than a finding.

Where these values came from

compound record.

What this page does not claim

The identifiers are what the source record holds, copied rather than recomputed. Measured values are reported as their source gave them, units and all; calculated values are marked as calculated and are not measurements. Where a field is absent the page says so, because a blank cell reads as a zero and a guessed value reads as a fact.

Nothing here is a hazard assessment, a purity statement or advice about handling a sample. A flash point quoted from a safety database is a number somebody published, not a judgement by us about whether this molecule is safe for what you intend.