Difluoromethane
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| Preferred IUPAC name Difluoromethane | |||
| Other names 'R-32 Methylene difluoride | |||
| Identifiers | |||
| 3D model (JSmol) | |||
| Abbreviations | HFC-32 R-32 | ||
| 1730795 | |||
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| ChEMBL | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.764 | ||
| EC Number | 
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| 259463 | |||
| MeSH | Difluoromethane | ||
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| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 3252 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| CH2F2 | |||
| Molar mass | 52.024 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colourless gas | ||
| Density | 1.1 g cm−3(in liquid form) | ||
| Melting point | −136 °C (−213 °F; 137 K) | ||
| Boiling point | −52 °C (−62 °F; 221 K) | ||
| log P | −0.611 | ||
| Vapor pressure | 1,518.92 kPa (220.301 psi) (at 21.1 °C [70.0 °F; 294.2 K]) | ||
| Hazards | |||
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| Danger | |||
| H220 | |||
| P210, P377, P381, P403, P410+P403 | |||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| 648 °C (1,198 °F; 921 K) | |||
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | MSDS at Oxford University | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
Difluoromethane, also called HFC-32 is an organofluorine compound with the formula CH2F2. It is a colorless gas that is used as a refrigerant.