hexafluoroethane

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
76-16-4

[ Name ]:
hexafluoroethane

[Synonym ]:
1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoro-ethane
MFCD00000428
HEXAFLUOROETHANE
EINECS 200-939-8
Ethane,hexafluoro
Freon 116
Perfluoroethane
Hexafluor-aethan
UN2193

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1,607 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
−78 °C(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
−100 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C2F6

[ Molecular Weight ]:
138.01200

[ Exact Mass ]:
137.99000

[ LogP ]:
2.11100

[ Vapour density ]:
4.7 (vs air)

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
430 psi ( 21 °C)

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.202

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
KI4110000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Ethane, hexafluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
76-16-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1740328
LAST UPDATED :
199710
DATA ITEMS CITED :
5
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C2-F6

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>20 pph/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JOCMA7 Journal of Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-9, 1957-67. For publisher information, see:JJOMDZ Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,262,1962 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 82200 No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 357 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 82200 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 332 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 184 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S38

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2193 2.2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
KI4110000

[ Hazard Class ]:
2.2

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • ethane
  • Pentafluoroethane
  • iodide pentafluoride
  • CARBON TETRAIODIDE
  • Trifluoroacetonitrile
  • Tetrafluoroethylene
  • Difluoromethane
  • Iodotrifluoromethane
  • cis-hexafluoroazomethane
  • trichloromethyl free radical

DownStream

  • chlorotrifluoromethane
  • Carbon tetrafluoride
  • CARBONYL FLUORIDE
  • Carbon dioxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • pentafluoroethylium
  • Tetrafluoroethylene
  • perfluoropropane
  • dodecafluoropentane
  • decafluorobutane

Related Compounds

  • N,N-dichloro-N',N',1,1,2,2-hexafluoroethane-1,2-diamine
  • N1,N2-dichloro-N1,N2,1,1,2,2-hexafluoroethane-1,2-diamine
  • 4-((Cyclohexylamino)methyl)benzoic acid hydrochloride
  • 1-[(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-methanamine
  • 1-((3-Chlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-4-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane
  • 2-Methoxy-6-(pyrazol-1-yl)-benzonitrile
  • 4-Amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ol
  • 1H-3-Benzazepin-7-ol, 8-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-5-(3-iodophenyl)-3-methyl-, (S)-
  • (4-Methyl-tetrahydro-furan-2-yl)-methanol
  • N-(1-cyanocyclopentyl)-2-[4-(4-fluorobenzenesulfonyl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl]acetamide
  • O-(3-Bromopropyl)-L-tyrosine HCl
  • 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydrobenzo[d]isoxazole-3-carbaldehyde