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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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, chlorofluoromethane is referenced by 82 other articles, and connects out to methyl iodide, International Standard Book Number and mass density.
It sits within the topics Chembox image size set, Chlorofluoroalkanes and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
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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