Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Trifluoromethyl hypofluorite is an organofluorine compound with the formula CF3OF. It exists as a colorless gas at room temperature and is highly toxic. It is a rare example of a hypofluorite (compound with an O-F bond). It is prepared by the fluorination of carbon monoxide:2 F2 + CO → CF3OFThe gas hydrolyzes only slowly at neutral pH.
