Pentafluoroiodoethane

Structural formula
General
Surname	Pentafluoroiodoethane
other names	Pentafluoroethyl iodide
Molecular formula	C 2 F 5 I.
Brief description	colorless gas with a pungent odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 354-64-3 EC number 206-566-7 ECHA InfoCard 100.005.970 PubChem 9636 ChemSpider 9259 Wikidata Q7164954
properties
Molar mass	245.87 g mol −1
Physical state	gaseous
density	2.085 g cm −3
Melting point	−92 ° C
boiling point	12-13 ° C
Vapor pressure	1.65 bar (20.6 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 280-315-319-335 EUH: 044 P: 261-305 + 351 + 338-410 + 403
Toxicological data	75000 ppm 4h −1 ( LC 50 ,  rat , ihl )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Pentafluoroiodoethane is a chemical compound from the group of aliphatic , saturated halogenated hydrocarbons .

Extraction and presentation

Pentafluoroiodoethane can be obtained by electrochemical fluorination of 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane .

${\displaystyle {\ce {2 C2F4I2 + 2 HF -> C2F5I + I2 + H2}}}$

The compound can also be obtained by reacting tetrafluoroethene with iodine and iodine pentafluoride .

${\displaystyle {\ce {5 C2F4 + 2 I2 + IF5 -> 5 C2F5I}}}$

Other synthetic routes are also known.

properties

Pentafluoriodethane is a colorless gas with a pungent odor. It works as an anesthetic .

use

Pentafluoroiodoethane is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemical compounds.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Entry on pentafluoroiodoethane in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 7, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Bernd Baasner: Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry Vol. E 10a, 4th Edition Supplement Organo-Fluorine Compounds - Fluorinating Agents and Their Application in Organic Synthesis . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-13-181544-2 , p. 47,318 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
3. ^ RE Banks, BE Smart, JC Tatlow: Organofluorine Chemistry Principles and Commercial Applications . Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4899-1202-2 , pp. 325 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
4. ↑ ^{a b} Google Patents: US3351671A - Preparation of pentafluoroiodoethane - Google Patents , accessed January 7, 2019
5. ↑ Maynard B. Chenoweth: Modern Inhalation Anesthetics . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-65055-0 , p. 424 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
6. ↑ Ernst W. Alther: Pharmacology of Fluorides . Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-25198-0 , pp. 538 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
7. ↑ Alexander Schönberg: Preparative Organic Photochemistry . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-87918-0 , p. 174 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
8. ↑ Google Patents: US20080200735A1 - Catalyst for the synthesis of CF3I and CF3CF2I - Google Patents , accessed January 7, 2019