Hexafluoropropylene
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IUPAC name
Hexafluoropropene
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Other names
Perfluoropropene,
Perfluoropropylene, freon R 1216, halocarbon R 1216, fluorocarbon 1216 | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.753 | ||
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UN number | 1858 | ||
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C3F6 | |||
Molar mass | 150.023 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colorless, odorless gas | ||
Density | 1.332 g/ml, liquid at 20 °C | ||
Melting point | −153 °C (−243 °F; 120 K) | ||
Boiling point | −28 °C (−18 °F; 245 K) | ||
Insoluble | |||
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H280, H332, H335, H351, H371, H373 | |||
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P281, P304+P312, P304+P340, P308+P313, P309+P311, P312, P314, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501 | |||
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Flash point | Non flammable gas | ||
Related compounds | |||
Related alkenes;
organofluorides |
propylene; Hexafluoroacetone, Hexafluoro-2-propanol | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexafluoropropylene is a synthetic alkene with the formula C3F6. It is the perfluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon propylene.
Hexafluoropropylene is used as a chemical intermediate.[1] It is often used a copolymer[2] in fluoroplastics such as fluorinated ethylene propylene.
Hexafluoropropylene can be produced by pyrolysis of tetrafluoroethylene or chlorodifluoromethane, or produced from various chlorofluorocarbons.[3]
This gas can also be produced as an effluent from the decomposition of polytetrafluoroethylene when laser cutting it. [4]
Health Effects
Hexafluoropropylene can asphyxiate by the displacement of air.[2]
References
- ^ Lehmler, HJ (March 2005). "Synthesis of environmentally relevant fluorinated surfactants—a review". Chemosphere. 58 (11): 1471–96. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.078. PMID 15694468.
- ^ a b "Hexafluoropropene (compound)". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ United States patent (expires 5-20-2020) 5043491A, James L. Webster, Elrey L. McCann, Douglas W. Bruhnke, Jan J. Lerou, "Multistep synthesis of hexafluoropropylene", published 1991-08-27, issued 1991-08-27, assigned to E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
- ^ "Laser cutting teflon". Universal Laser Systems, Inc.