Chlorotrifluoroethylene

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Chlorotrifluoroethylene

Structural formula of chlorotrifluoroethylene Ball-and-stick model of chlorotrifluoroethylene
Names
IUPAC name 1-Chloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethene
Other names Chlorotrifluoroethene
Identifiers
CAS Number	79-38-9 Y
ChemSpider	6345 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	6594
InChI InChI=1S/C2ClF3/c3-1(4)2(5)6 Y Key: UUAGAQFQZIEFAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C2ClF3/c3-1(4)2(5)6 Key: UUAGAQFQZIEFAH-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES F/C(F)=C(/Cl)F
Properties
Chemical formula	C2ClF3
Molar mass	116.47 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless gas
Odor	faint etheral odor
Density	1.54 g/cm3 at −60°C
Melting point	−158.2 °C (−252.8 °F; 115.0 K)
Boiling point	−27.8 °C (−18.0 °F; 245.3 K)
Solubility in water	4.01 g/100 mL
Solubility	soluble in benzene, chloroform
Refractive index (nD)	1.38 (0 °C)
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Related compounds
Related compounds	Tetrafluoroethylene Bromotrifluoroethylene Trifluoroiodoethylene Dichlorodifluoroethylene Trichlorofluoroethylene Tetrachloroethylene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) is a chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF. It is commonly used as a refrigerant in cryogenic applications. CTFE has a carbon-carbon double bond and so can be polymerized to form polychlorotrifluoroethylene or copolymerized to produce the plastic ECTFE. PCTFE has the trade name Neoflon PCTFE from Daikin Industries in Japan, and used to be produced under the trade name Kel-F from 3M Corporation in Minnesota.

Production

Chlorotrifluoroethylene is produced commercially by the dechlorination of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane with zinc in methanol.

In 2012, an estimated 1-10 million pounds were produced commercially in the United States.