Vinyl fluoride

Vinyl fluoride is an organic halide with the chemical formula C₂H₃F. It is a colorless gas with a faint ether-like odor. It is used as the monomeric precursor to the fluoropolymer polyvinylfluoride.

Vinyl fluoride

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Fluoroethene
Other names Vinylfluoride, Fluoroethylene, Monofluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride monomer, VF, R 1141, UN 1860 (inhibited)
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-02-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1731574
ChEBI	CHEBI:51314 Y
ChemSpider	6099 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.757
EC Number	200-832-6
Gmelin Reference	130238
KEGG	C19185 Y
PubChem CID	6339
RTECS number	YZ7351000
UNII	2598465ICX Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3021435
InChI InChI=1S/C2H3F/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2 Y Key: XUCNUKMRBVNAPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C2H3F/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2
SMILES FC=C
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H3F
Molar mass	46.04 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless gas
Odor	faint, ethereal[1]
Density	0.636 g/cm3
Melting point	−160.5 °C (−256.9 °F; 112.6 K)
Boiling point	−72.2 °C (−98.0 °F; 201.0 K)
Solubility in water	Slightly soluble
Vapor pressure	25.2 atm (370.4 psi)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H220, H341, H350, H373
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P210, P260, P281, P308+P313, P314, P377, P381, P403, P405, P410+P403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 4 2
Autoignition temperature	385 °C (725 °F; 658 K)
Explosive limits	2.6–21.7%
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	none[1]
REL (Recommended)	TWA 1 ppm C 5 ppm[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	N.D.[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Production

It was first prepared in 1901 by Frédéric Swarts, the Belgian chemist who was the first to prepare chlorofluorocarbons in 1892. Swarts used the reaction of zinc with 1,1-difluoro-2-bromoethane. It is produced industrially by two routes, one being the mercury-catalyzed reaction of acetylene and hydrogen fluoride:^[2]

HC≡CH + HF → CH₂=CHF

It is also prepared from 1,1-chlorofluoroethane:

CH₃CHClF → CH₂=CHF + HCl

Safety

Vinyl fluoride is classified as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen (likely to cause cancer in humans).

Additional data

Its critical point is at 54.8 °C (328 K) and 5.24 MPa. Its molecular dipole moment is 1.4 Debye and heat of vaporization is 361 kJ/kg.

See also

• Polyvinyl fluoride
• Vinyl chloride
• Vinyl bromide