Carbon tetrafluoride

Carbon tetrafluoride
Names
	IUPAC names Tetrafluoromethane; Carbon tetrafluoride
	Other names Carbon tetrafluoride, Perfluoromethane, Tetrafluorocarbon, Freon 14, Halon 14, Arcton 0, CFC 14, PFC 14, R 14, UN 1982
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-73-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:38825 ;
ChemSpider	6153 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.815
EC Number	200-896-5;
PubChem CID	6393;
RTECS number	FG4920000;
UNII	94WG9QG0JN ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30894934 DTXSID2041757, DTXSID30894934 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CF4/c2-1(3,4)5 Key: TXEYQDLBPFQVAA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/CF4/c2-1(3,4)5;
	SMILES FC(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	CF4
Molar mass	88.0043 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless gas
Odor	odorless
Density	3.72 g/L, gas (15 °C)
Melting point	−183.6 °C (−298.5 °F; 89.5 K)
Boiling point	−127.8 °C (−198.0 °F; 145.3 K)
Critical point (T, P)	−45.55 °C (−50.0 °F; 227.6 K), 36.91 standard atmospheres (3,739.9 kPa; 542.4 psi)
Solubility in water	0.005%V at 20 °C; 0.0038%V at 25 °C
Solubility	soluble in benzene, chloroform
Vapor pressure	106.5 kPa at −127 °C
Henry's law; constant (kH)	5.15 atm-cu m/mole
Refractive index (nD)	1.0004823
Viscosity	17.32 μPa·s
Structure
Coordination geometry	Tetragonal
Molecular shape	Tetrahedral
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Simple asphyxiant and greenhouse gas
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 0 0 SA
Flash point	Non-flammable
Safety data sheet (SDS)	ICSC 0575
Related compounds
Other anions	Tetrachloromethane; Tetrabromomethane; Tetraiodomethane
Other cations	Silicon tetrafluoride; Germanium tetrafluoride; Tin tetrafluoride; Lead tetrafluoride
Related fluoromethanes	Fluoromethane; Difluoromethane; Fluoroform
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tetrafluoromethane, also known as carbon tetrafluoride or R-14, is the simplest perfluorocarbon (C F₄). As its IUPAC name indicates, tetrafluoromethane is the perfluorinated counterpart to the hydrocarbon methane. It can also be classified as a haloalkane or halomethane. Tetrafluoromethane is a useful refrigerant but also a potent greenhouse gas. It has a very high bond strength due to the nature of the carbon–fluorine bond.