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BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE Structure

BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE

Chemical Properties

Melting point -168°C
Boiling point -58°C
Density  1,58 g/cm3
vapor pressure  >760 at 20 °C (NIOSH, 1997)
refractive index  1.2380
solubility  Soluble in chloroform (Weast, 1986) and many other solvents, particularly chlorinated hydrocarbons.
form  A gas
color  Colorless gas with an ether-like odor
Water Solubility  0.03 wt % at 20 °C (NIOSH, 1997)
Henry's Law Constant (atm?m3/mol): 0.500 at 25 °C (Hine and Mookerjee, 1975)
Exposure limits NIOSH REL: TWA 1,000 ppm (6,100 mg/m3), IDLH 40,000 ppm; OSHA PEL: TWA 1,000 ppm.
CAS DataBase Reference 75-63-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System Halon 1301 (75-63-8)

Safety Information

Risk Statements  20
Safety Statements  23-36/37/39-38
RIDADR  1009
OEB A
OEL TWA: 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3)
DOT Classification 2.2 (Nonflammable gas)
HazardClass  2.2
Hazardous Substances Data 75-63-8(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity LC50 (inhalation) for mice 381 gm/m3, rats 416 gm/m3 (quoted, RTECS, 1985).
IDLA 40,000 ppm

Usage And Synthesis