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chlorofluoromethane
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Chlorofluoromethane or Freon 31 is the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) with the formula CH2ClF. It is a colorless, odorless, flammable gas. It is a class II ozone depleting substance and in accordance with the Montreal protocol, its production and import were banned on 1 January 2015.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CH2ClF
- Molecular weight
- 68.48 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chloro(fluoro)methane
- SMILES
- C(F)Cl
- InChIKey
- XWCDCDSDNJVCLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dihalomethane
- Mass
- 67.983
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- Commons category
- Chlorofluoromethane
- chemical formula
- CH₂ClF
- canonical SMILES
- C(F)Cl
- boiling point
- -9.0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Additional data
- References
- External links
Chlorofluoromethane or Freon 31 is the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) with the formula CH2ClF. It is a colorless, odorless, flammable gas. It is a class II ozone depleting substance and in accordance with the Montreal protocol, its production and import were banned on 1 January 2015.
==Uses== Pyrolysis of a mixture of dichlorofluoromethane and chlorofluoromethane gives hexafluorobenzene: 3 CHCl2F + 3 CH2ClF → C6F6 + 9 HCl It was used as a refrigerant and has an ozone depletion potential of 0.02.
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