1fluoro2hydroxyethane
2-Fluoroethanol, also known as 1-fluoro-2-hydroxyethane, is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C2H5FO. It is a colorless liquid with a faint, ether-like odor. The molecule consists of an ethyl group where one hydrogen atom on the first carbon is replaced by a fluorine atom, and the second carbon bears a hydroxyl group. This arrangement makes it a primary alcohol with a fluorine substituent.
2-Fluoroethanol is highly toxic. Its toxicity is due to its metabolic conversion in the body to fluoroacetate,
The compound finds limited applications, primarily in specialized research settings as a chemical intermediate or reagent.