1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane

1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane is a volatile liquid chlorofluoroalkane composed of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine, and with structural formula CClF2CHClF. It is also known as a refrigerant with the designation R-123a.[1]

1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
Other names
R-123a
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.955
EC Number
  • 206-549-4
UNII
UN number 3163 1078
  • InChI=1S/C2HCl2F3/c3-1(5)2(4,6)7/h1H
    Key: YMRMDGSNYHCUCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(C(F)(F)Cl)(F)Cl
Properties
C2HCl2F3
Molar mass 152.93 g·mol−1
Density 1.50
Melting point −78.0 °C (−108.4 °F; 195.2 K)
Boiling point 29.5 °C (85.1 °F; 302.6 K)
Vapor pressure 620.01 mmHg
9.55×10−2 atm-cu m/mole
1.327
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Formation

1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane can be biotransformed in sewage sludge to 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane.[2]

Properties

The critical temperature of R-123a is 461.6 K (188.5 °C; 371.2 °F).[3] The rotation of the molecule appears to be hindered by the present of chlorine on each carbon atom, but is eased at higher temperatures.[3]

Use

Although not deliberately used, R-123a is a significant impurity in its isomer, the widely used 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R-123).[3]

References

  1. Kubota, H.; Yamashita, T.; Tanaka, Y.; Makita, T. (May 1989). "Vapor pressures of new fluorocarbons". International Journal of Thermophysics. 10 (3): 629–637. Bibcode:1989IJT....10..629K. doi:10.1007/BF00507984. S2CID 122499503.
  2. Christian Balsiger; David Werner; Christof Holliger; Patrick Höhener (10 January 2005). "Reductive dechlorination of CFCs and HCFCs under methanogenic conditions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. Goodwin, A. R. H.; Moldover, M. R. (October 1991). "Thermophysical properties of gaseous refrigerants from speed-of-sound measurements. III. Results for 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (CHCl2-CF3) and 1,2-dichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CHClF-CClF2)". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 95 (7): 5236–5242. Bibcode:1991JChPh..95.5236G. doi:10.1063/1.461831.
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