Dichlorofluoromethane
Dichlorofluoromethane or Freon 21 or R 21 is a halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon with the formula CHCl2F. It is a colorless and odorless gas. It is produced by fluorination of chloroform using a catalyst such as antimony trifluoride:[1]
- CHCl3 + HF → CHCl2F + HCl
Uses
Dichlorofluoromethane was used as a propellant and refrigerant. Due to its role in ozone depletion, dichlorofluoromethane has been largely phased out. It has ozone depletion potential 0.04. Production and consumption has been since 2004 reduced to 15% of level from 1989 and it is to be phased out in 2015 according to Montreal Protocol.
Pyrolysis of a mixture of dichlorofluoromethane and chlorofluoromethane gives hexafluorobenzene:[1]
- 3 CHCl2F + 3 CH2ClF → C6F6 + 9 HCl
Additional physical data
Its critical point is at 178.5 °C (451.7Script error: No such module "String".K) and 5.17Script error: No such module "String".MPa (51.7Script error: No such module "String".bar). At temperatures from 5Script error: No such module "String".K to 105Script error: No such module "String".K, it has one phase in the space group Pbca.
Safety
Its toxicity is comparable to that of chloroform. Its TLV is 10Script error: No such module "String".ppm.[1]
References
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External links
- International Chemical Safety Card 1106
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- Termochemistry data at chemnet.ru
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