Isopropyl fluoride
Isopropyl fluoride is an organofluorine compound consisting of a propane with a fluorine as substituent on the middle carbon.
This chemical reacts with boron trifluoride to form an ionic complex containing a carbocation that can be used as a catalyst for isomerization and disproportionation of alkanes. Isopropyl fluoride can be synthesized by hydrohalogenation of propene or by substitution of isopropyl alcohol using standard fluorination reagents such as hydrogen fluoride–pyridine.
As a refrigerant, it is in the hydrofluorocarbon class, identified as HFC-281ea. It has an atmospheric lifetime of 27 days.