Vinyl fluoride
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Vinyl fluoride | |
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IUPAC name | Fluoroethene |
Other names | Vinylfluoride, Fluoroethylene, Monofluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride monomer, VF, R 1141, UN 1860 (inhibited) |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [75-02-5] |
PubChem | |
EINECS number | |
RTECS number | YZ7351000 |
SMILES | C=CF |
InChI | 1/C2H3F/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2 |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | C2H3F |
Molar mass | 46.05 g/mol |
Appearance | Colorless gas with a faint, ethereal odor |
Density | 2 g/cm3 (gas)
0.91 g/cm3 (liquid) |
Melting point |
-160.5 °C (-257 °F) |
Boiling point |
-72.2 °C (98 °F) |
Solubility in water | Slightly soluble |
Vapor pressure | 25 500 kPa |
Hazards | |
EU classification | Extremely flammable (F+) |
NFPA 704 | |
R-phrases | R12 |
S-phrases | S9, S16, S33 |
Autoignition temperature |
385 °C |
Explosive limits | 2.6 - 21.7 % |
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
Vinyl fluoride is an organic halide with the chemical formula C2H3F. It is a colorless gas with a faint etherlike odor.
Its critical point is at 54.8 °C (328 K) and 5.24 MPa. Dipole moment is 1.4 Debye and heat of vaporization is 361 kJ/kg.
It was first prepared in 1901 by Frédéric Swarts (the Belgian chemist who was the first to prepare CFCs in 1892) using the reaction of zinc with 1,1-difluoro-2-bromoethane. Now it is synthesized by the reaction of acetylene and hydrogen fluoride.
Its principal use is as the primary component in making polyvinyl fluoride, a polymer of the basic vinyl fluoride monomer.
Vinyl fluoride is classified as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen (likely to cause cancer in humans).