Vinyl fluoride

Vinyl fluoride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Fluoroethene
Other names
Vinylfluoride, Fluoroethylene, Monofluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride monomer, VF, R 1141, UN 1860 (inhibited)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1731574
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.757
EC Number
  • 200-832-6
130238
KEGG
RTECS number
  • YZ7351000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H3F/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2 Y
    Key: XUCNUKMRBVNAPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C2H3F/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2
  • FC=C
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
GHS labelling:
Danger
H220, H341, H350, H373
P201, P202, P210, P260, P281, P308+P313, P314, P377, P381, P403, P405, P410+P403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
4
2
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).
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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.