trifluorochlorine

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7790-91-2

[ Name ]:
trifluorochlorine

[Synonym ]:
Chlorine fluoride (ClF3)
Trifluorure de chlore
chloro trifluoride
chlorine fluoride
ClF3
chlorine frifluoride
EINECS 232-230-4
Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3)
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE
MFCD00042534
trifluoro-λ<sup>3</sup>-chlorane
Trifluorure de chlore [French]

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1,8 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
11,75°C

[ Melting Point ]:
-83°C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
ClF3

[ Molecular Weight ]:
92.44820

[ Exact Mass ]:
91.96410

[ LogP ]:
1.95010

[ Stability ]:
Stability Strong oxidizer. Incompatible with, and may ignite or react violently with, combustible materials, including most organic compounds. Decomposes in water. Incompatible with moisture.

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
FO2800000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Chlorine fluoride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
7790-91-2
LAST UPDATED :
199712
DATA ITEMS CITED :
34
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
Cl-F3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
92.45
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
G F3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,515,1955
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,515,1955 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human
DOSE/DURATION :
50 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,651,1966
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
299 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,417,1977
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
178 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-70-77,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION :
230 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-70-77,1970 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
5150 ppb/6H/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,515,1955
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
1170 ppb/6H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,340,1956
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
5150 ppb/6H/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis) Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,515,1955
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
1170 ppb/6H/26W-I
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,340,1956 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 0.38 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,527,1974 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1972 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.38 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.4 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);STEL 0.2 ppm (0.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);STEL 0.1 ppm JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE-air:CL 0.1 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 18050 No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 357 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
O

[ Risk Phrases ]:
8-35

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S17-S38

[ RIDADR ]:
1749

[ Hazard Class ]:
2.3

[ HS Code ]:
2812901910

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • dioxygen difluoride
  • fluoridochlorine
  • Fluorine
  • Chlorine
  • Silver tetrafluoroborate
  • Fluorotrichloromethane
  • ClF2 bismuth hexafluoride
  • chlorine dioxide trifluoride
  • PLUTONIUMHEXAFLUORIDE

DownStream

  • fluoridochlorine
  • Fluorine
  • Carbon tetrafluoride
  • N,1,1-trifluoromethanimine
  • N,N-Difluorotrifluoromethylamine
  • Chloryl fluoride
  • HYDROFLUORIC ACID
  • Silicon tetrafluoride
  • Chlorine
  • Chlorine dioxide

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2812901910