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vinylidene fluoride

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vinylidene fluoride

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Also known as Difluoro-1,1-ethylene, 1,1-Difluoroethene, Halocarbon 1132A, VDF, Vinylidene difluoride, 1,1-difluoroethylene

1,1-Difluoroethylene, also known as vinylidene fluoride, is a hydrofluoroolefin. This colorless, flammable gas is a difluorinated derivative of ethylene. Global production in 1999 was approximately 33,000 metric tons. It is primarily used in the production of fluoropolymers such as polyvinylidene fluoride and FKM.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H2F2
Molecular weight
64.03 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,1-difluoroethene
SMILES
C=C(F)F
InChIKey
BQCIDUSAKPWEOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.3
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
64.012
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upper flammable limit
21.3
chemical formula
C₂H₂F₂
canonical SMILES
C=C(F)F
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0662
melting point
-144
boiling point
-85.7
vapor pressure
35.2
lower flammable limit
5.5
ionization energy
10.29
time-weighted average exposure limit
2.62
ceiling exposure limit
13.1
Commons category
1,1-Difluoroethene
electric dipole moment
1.368
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  • See also
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1,1-Difluoroethylene, also known as vinylidene fluoride, is a hydrofluoroolefin. This colorless, flammable gas is a difluorinated derivative of ethylene. Global production in 1999 was approximately 33,000 metric tons. It is primarily used in the production of fluoropolymers such as polyvinylidene fluoride and FKM.

==Preparation== 1,1-Difluoroethylene can be prepared by elimination reaction from a 1,1,1-trihaloethane compound, for example, loss of hydrogen chloride from 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane: 250px|Preparation of 1,1-difluoroethylene from 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

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