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Bromotrifluoroethylene

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Bromotrifluoroethylene
Names
IUPAC name
bromotrifluoroethene
Other names
trifluorovinyl bromide, trifluorobromoethylene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.009.045 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-948-1
UN number 2419
  • InChI=1S/C2BrF3/c3-1(4)2(5)6
    Key: AYCANDRGVPTASA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(=C(F)Br)(F)F
Properties
C2BrF3
Molar mass 160.921 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless gas
Odor moldy,[1] phosgene-like[2]
Boiling point −2.5 °C[2]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
spontaneous polymerisation, flammable[3]
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS04: Compressed GasGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H220, H280, H315, H319, H330, H332, H335
P203, P210, P222, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P284, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P316, P317, P319, P320, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bromotrifluoroethylene (BTFE) is a halogenated ethylene derivative with the chemical formula F2CCBrF. It is a highly flammable colourless gas with a musty odour resembling phosgene. It can polymerise spontaneously.[3]

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