2,6-Difluorotoluene

CAS NO.：443-84-5
Empirical Formula: C7H6F2
Molecular Weight: 128.12
MDL number: MFCD00043898
EINECS: 623-587-0
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
Update Date: 2025-09-25 17:15:13

What is 2,6-Difluorotoluene?

Chemical properties

colorless to light yellow liqui

The Uses of 2,6-Difluorotoluene

2,6-Difluorotoluene was used to generate jet-cooled 2,6-difluorobenzyl radical and to investigate its vibronically resolved emission spectra.

General Description

2,6-Difluorotoluene reacts with chlorine to give 2,6-difluorobenzyl chloride, which gets converted to 2,6-difluorobenzaldehyde through Sommelet′s reaction. Six-fold potential for internal methyl rotation in first singlet excited state and cation ground state of 2,6-difluorotoluene has been determined.

Properties of 2,6-Difluorotoluene

Boiling point:	112 °C/740 mmHg (lit.)
Density	1.129 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
refractive index	n20/D 1.453(lit.)
Flash point:	50 °F
storage temp.	Sealed in dry,2-8°C
form	clear liquid
Specific Gravity	1.129
color	Colorless to Light yellow
BRN	1932656
InChI	InChI=1S/C7H6F2/c1-5-6(8)3-2-4-7(5)9/h2-4H,1H3
CAS DataBase Reference	443-84-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety information for 2,6-Difluorotoluene

Signal word	Danger
Pictogram(s)	Flame Flammables GHS02
GHS Hazard Statements	H225:Flammable liquids
Precautionary Statement Codes	P210:Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking.