chlorotrifluoromethane
Also known as CFC-13
Chlorotrifluoromethane, R-13, CFC-13, or Freon 13, is a non-flammable, non-corrosive, nontoxic chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and also a mixed halomethane. It is a man-made substance used primarily as a refrigerant. When released into the environment, CFC-13 has a high ozone depletion potential, and long atmospheric lifetime. Only a few other greenhouse gases surpass CFC-13 in global warming potential (GWP). The IPCC AR5 reported that CFC-13's atmospheric lifetime was 640 years.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CClF3
- Molecular weight
- 104.46 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chloro(trifluoro)methane
- SMILES
- C(F)(F)(F)Cl
- InChIKey
- AFYPFACVUDMOHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Production
- Montreal Protocol
- Increase in atmospheric abundance of CFC-13 in 2010s
- Physical properties
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Chlorotrifluoromethane, R-13, CFC-13, or Freon 13, is a non-flammable, non-corrosive, nontoxic chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and also a mixed halomethane. It is a man-made substance used primarily as a refrigerant. When released into the environment, CFC-13 has a high ozone depletion potential, and long atmospheric lifetime. Only a few other greenhouse gases surpass CFC-13 in global warming potential (GWP). The IPCC AR5 reported that CFC-13's atmospheric lifetime was 640 years.
==Production== CFC-13like all chlorofluorocarbon compoundscontains atoms of carbon (C), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F).