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Trifluoromethyl vs Trifluoromethylation - What's the difference?

trifluoromethyl | trifluoromethylation |

As nouns the difference between trifluoromethyl and trifluoromethylation

is that trifluoromethyl is (organic chemistry|especially in combination) the univalent radical cf3- derived from methyl while trifluoromethylation is (organic chemistry) the addition of a trifluoromethyl group to a molecule.

trifluoromethyl

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(wikipedia trifluoromethyl) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CF3- derived from methyl
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::2,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl )-1,3,4-oxadiazole (104) has been reported by several groups to react with ring-strained alkenes under forcing thermal conditions to produce coupled products

    • trifluoromethylation

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) the addition of a trifluoromethyl group to a molecule