Perchloryl fluoride

Synonyms & Trade Names

Chlorine fluoride oxide, Chlorine oxyfluoride, Trioxychlorofluoride

Physical Description

Colorless gas with a characteristic, sweet odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]

Incompatibilities & Reactivities

Combustibles, strong bases, amines, finely divided metals, reducing agents, alcohols

Symptoms

irritation respiratory system; liquid: frostbite; In Animals: methemoglobinemia; cyanosis; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), dizziness, headache; pulmonary edema; pneumonitis; anoxia

Respirator Recommendations

NIOSH/OSHA

Up to 30 ppm:
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator

Up to 75 ppm:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode*

Up to 100 ppm:
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece

Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus

Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted canister providing protection against the compound of concern^¿
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus

Important additional information about respirator selection