Global InformationBromotrifluoroethylene information
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
bromotrifluoroethene
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| Other names
trifluorovinyl bromide, trifluorobromoethylene
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| Identifiers | |
CAS Number
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.045 |
| UN number | 2419 |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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C2BrF3 |
| Molar mass | 160.921 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colourless gas |
| Odor | moldy,[1] phosgene-like[2] |
| Boiling point | –2.5°C[2] |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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spontaneous polymerisation, flammable[3] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Bromotrifluoroethylene (BTFE) is a halogenated ethylene derivative with the chemical formula F2CCBrF. It is a highly flammable colourless gas with a musty odour resembling phosgene. It can polymerise spontaneously.[3]
- ^ Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet, New Jersey Department of Health PDF
- ^ a b Yaws, C. L., Braker, W. (2001). Matheson gas data book. Page 69
- ^ a b Arthur J. Elliott, Bromotrifluoroethylene in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology