Fluoroethane

Structural formula
	Representation in skeletal formula notation
General
Surname	Fluoroethane
other names	Ethyl fluoride; R 161; Monofluoroethane;
Molecular formula	C 2 H 5 F
Brief description	extremely flammable gas
External identifiers / databases
EC number	206-531-6
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.938
PubChem	9620
Wikidata	Q3074512
properties
Molar mass	48.06 g mol −1
Physical state	gaseous
density	2.1879 kg m −3 (0 ° C, 1013 mbar); 0.818 g cm −3 (liquid at boiling point);
Melting point	−143 ° C
boiling point	−37.1 ° C
Vapor pressure	7.947 bar (20 ° C); 10.5 bar (30 ° C); 17.3 bar (50 ° C);
solubility	slightly soluble in water
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 220-280
	P: ?
Global warming potential	4 (based on 100 years)
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Fluoroethane is a chemical compound from the group of saturated fluorocarbons .

Extraction and presentation

Fluoroethane can be obtained by reacting ethene with hydrogen fluoride or by reacting chloroethane with silver (I) fluoride .

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {C_ {2} H_ {4} + HF \ longrightarrow C_ {2} H_ {5} F}}

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {C_ {2} H_ {5} Cl + AgF \ longrightarrow C_ {2} H_ {5} F + AgCl}}

properties

Fluoroethane is an extremely flammable gas that is sparingly soluble in water. It decomposes when heated, producing, among other things, hydrogen fluoride . Its critical temperature is 102.3 ° C., the critical pressure 50.3 bar and the critical density 0.8176 g / cm ³ .

Fluoroethane forms flammable vapor-air mixtures. The explosion range is between 5% by volume (100 g / m ³ ) as the lower explosion limit (LEL) and 10% by volume (200 g / m ³ ) as the upper explosion limit (UEL).

The fluoroethane molecule can be represented with different formulas:

use

Fluoroethane can be used as a refrigerant, but due to its properties has practically no industrial importance.

safety instructions

Fluoroethane forms an explosive mixture with air.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Entry for CAS no. 353-36-6 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on October 28, 2019(JavaScript required) .
↑ G. Myhre, D. Shindell et al .: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis . Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Ed .: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing, pp. 24-39; Table 8.SM.16 ( PDF ).
↑ Dr. PB Saxena: IIT Chemistry . S. O-218 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Jiangtao Wu, Yong Zhou: An Equation of State for Fluoroethane (R161). In: International Journal of Thermophysics. 33, 2012, pp. 220-234, doi: 10.1007 / s10765-011-1151-3 .
↑ Peter Fabian, Onkar N. Singh: Reactive halogen compounds in the atmosphere . Springer, 1999, ISBN 3-540-64090-8 , pp. 87 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Entry for CAS no. 353-36-6 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on October 28, 2019(JavaScript required) .

[2] G. Myhre, D. Shindell et al .: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis . Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Ed .: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing, pp. 24-39; Table 8.SM.16 ( PDF ).

[Dr._P._B._Saxena-3] Dr. PB Saxena: IIT Chemistry . S. O-218 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[DOI10.1007/s10765-011-1151-3-4] Jiangtao Wu, Yong Zhou: An Equation of State for Fluoroethane (R161). In: International Journal of Thermophysics. 33, 2012, pp. 220-234, doi: 10.1007 / s10765-011-1151-3 .

[Peter_Fabian,_Onkar_N._Singh-5] Peter Fabian, Onkar N. Singh: Reactive halogen compounds in the atmosphere . Springer, 1999, ISBN 3-540-64090-8 , pp. 87 ( limited preview in Google Book search).