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fluoroethane
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Fluoroethane (also known as ethyl fluoride) is a hydrofluorocarbon with the chemical formula ). It is a volatile derivative of ethane. It appears as a colourless, odorless flammable gas at room temperature. Fluoroethane can also cause asphyxiation by the displacement of oxygen in air.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H5F
- Molecular weight
- 48.06 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- fluoroethane
- SMILES
- CCF
- InChIKey
- UHCBBWUQDAVSMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- Mass
- 48.038
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- electric dipole moment
- 1.94
- chemical formula
- C₂H₅F
- canonical SMILES
- CCF
- global warming potential
- 4
- ionization energy
- 11.60
- melting point
- -143.2
- boiling point
- -37.65
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Reactivity
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- References
Fluoroethane (also known as ethyl fluoride) is a hydrofluorocarbon with the chemical formula ). It is a volatile derivative of ethane. It appears as a colourless, odorless flammable gas at room temperature. Fluoroethane can also cause asphyxiation by the displacement of oxygen in air.
== Reactivity == Fluoroethane is incompatible with most strong reducing agents and oxidizers, and may be incompatible with many amines, nitrides, azo/diazo compounds, alkali metals, and epoxides. It is part of the wider class of substances known as fluorinated organic compounds. == See also == F-Gases List of Refrigerants
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