1,1,1-Trifluoroethane

1,1,1-Trifluoroethane
	File:Trifluoroethane.png
Names
	IUPAC name 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane
	Other names Methylfluoroform, 1,1,1-Trifluoroform, R-143a, HFC-143a, UN 2035
Identifiers
CAS Number	420-46-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9484 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.361
EC Number	206-996-5;
PubChem CID	9868;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101336253 DTXSID9042047, DTXSID101336253 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H3F3/c1-2(3,4)5/h1H3 Key: UJPMYEOUBPIPHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2H3F3/c1-2(3,4)5/h1H3 Key: UJPMYEOUBPIPHQ-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES FC(F)(F)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H3F3
Molar mass	84.04 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless gas
Density	3.7 kg/m3 (gas)
Melting point	−111 °C (−168 °F; 162 K)
Boiling point	−47.6 °C (−53.7 °F; 225.6 K)
Vapor pressure	11 200 hPa (20 °C)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

1,1,1-Trifluoroethane, or R-143a or simply trifluoroethane, is a hydrofluorocarbon compound that is a clear, colorless gas. It should not be confused with the much more commonly used gas R-134a or the isomeric compound 1,1,2-trifluoroethane.

It has a critical temperature of 73 °C.

It is used as a refrigerant either by itself or more commonly as a component of blended mixtures. Unlike CFCs used as refrigerants, trifluoroethane has no chlorine atoms and is therefore not an ozone-depleting chemical, though its high chemical stability and infra-red absorbency make it a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential of 4300, higher than many other commonly used HFC refrigerants.^[1]

Trifluoroethane is also used as a propellant in canned air products used to clean electronic equipment.

References

MSDS for 1,1,1-trifluoroethane

^ "Refrigerants - Environmental Properties". The Engineering ToolBox. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

[1] "Refrigerants - Environmental Properties". The Engineering ToolBox. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

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