2-Fluoroethanol

2-Fluoroethanol[1]
Other names

Ethylene fluorohydrine
Identifiers
CAS number 371-62-0
PubChem 9737
ChemSpider 9354 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL115586 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C2H5FO
Molar mass 64.06 g mol−1
Density 1.1040 g·cm−3[1]
Melting point

−26.3 °C[1]
Boiling point

103.5 °C[1]
Solubility in water miscible[1]
Vapor pressure 19 mbar (15 °C)[1]
Acidity (pKa) 14.42[2]
Hazards
R-phrases R10 R26/27/28
S-phrases S36/37/39 S45
LD50 5 mg·kg−1(Rat, oral)[3]
1.10 g·m−3·10min−1 (LC50, Mouse, Inhalation)[3]
0.20 g·m−3·10min−1 (LC50, Rat, Inhalation)[3]
Related compounds
Other anions 2-Chloroethanol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-Fluoroethanol is the organofluorine compound with the formula CH2FCH2OH. This colorless liquid is one of the simplest stable fluorinated alcohols. It was developed for use as a rodenticide, insecticide, and acaricide. Owing to its easy oxidation to fluoroacetic acid, fluoroethanol is highly toxic (LD50 = 10 mg/kg). The related difluoro- and trifluoroethanols are far less dangerous.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Record of CAS RN 371-62-0 in the GESTIS Substance Database from the IFA, accessed on 18. February 2010.
  2. ^ 2-Fluoroethanol in the ChemIDplus database
  3. ^ a b c MSDS from AlfaAesar
  4. ^ Günter Siegemund, Werner Schwertfeger, Andrew Feiring, Bruce Smart, Fred Behr, Herward Vogel, Blaine McKusick “Fluorine Compounds, Organic” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2007, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349

See also

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Primary alcohols (1°)
Secondary alcohols (2°)
Tertiary alcohols (3°)
biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i