Fluoromethane
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| IUPAC name
Fluoromethane | |||
| Other names
Freon 41 Methyl fluoride | |||
| Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol) |
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| Abbreviations | R41 | ||
| Beilstein Reference | 1730725 | ||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.907 | ||
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| Gmelin Reference | 391 | ||
| KEGG | |||
| MeSH | Fluoromethane | ||
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| UN number | UN 2454 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| CH3F | |||
| Molar mass | 34.03 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Colourless gas | ||
| Odor | pleasant, ether-like odour at high concentrations | ||
| Density | 1.4397 g/L 0.557 g/cm3 (liquid) at saturation pressure at 25 °C | ||
| Melting point | −137.8 °C (−216.0 °F; 135.3 K)[1] | ||
| Boiling point | −78.4 °C (−109.1 °F; 194.8 K)[1] | ||
| 1.66 L/kg (2.295 g/L) | |||
| Vapor pressure | 3.3 MPa | ||
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Hazard statements |
H220 | ||
Precautionary statements |
P210, P377, P381, P403, P410+P403 | ||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
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Fluoromethane, also called methyl fluoride, is a hydrofluorocarbon, a chemical made only of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine. It is a molecule of methane where one one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom. It has the chemical formula CH3F.
Fluoromethane was the first organofluorine compound found by chemists.[2]
References
- 1 2 Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- ↑ Okazoe, Takashi (2009). "Overview on the history of organofluorine chemistry from the viewpoint of material industry". Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B. 85 (8): 276–289. Bibcode:2009PJAB...85..276O. doi:10.2183/pjab.85.276. PMC 3621566. PMID 19838009.