Vinyl fluoride
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Fluoroethene | |
| Other names Vinylfluoride, Fluoroethylene, Monofluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride monomer, VF, R 1141, UN 1860 (inhibited) | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 1731574 | |
| ChEBI | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.757 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 130238 | |
| KEGG | |
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| RTECS number | 
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| Properties | |
| C2H3F | |
| Molar mass | 46.04 g/mol | 
| Appearance | Colorless gas | 
| Odor | faint, ethereal | 
| Density | 0.636 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | −160.5 °C (−256.9 °F; 112.6 K) | 
| Boiling point | −72.2 °C (−98.0 °F; 201.0 K) | 
| Slightly soluble | |
| Vapor pressure | 25.2 atm (370.4 psi) | 
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H220, H341, H350, H373 | |
| P201, P202, P210, P260, P281, P308+P313, P314, P377, P381, P403, P405, P410+P403, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| 385 °C (725 °F; 658 K) | |
| Explosive limits | 2.6–21.7% | 
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
| PEL (Permissible) | none | 
| REL (Recommended) | TWA 1 ppm C 5 ppm | 
| IDLH (Immediate danger) | N.D. | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Vinyl fluoride is an organic halide with the chemical formula C2H3F. It is a colorless gas with a faint ether-like odor. It is used as the monomeric precursor to the fluoropolymer polyvinylfluoride.