Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane

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Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane
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Names
IUPAC name
1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane
Other names
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane; 1,2-Difluorotetrachloroethane; Freon 112; 1,2-Difluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane; ; sym-Tetrachlorodifluoroethane; R 112; CFC-112; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachlorodifluoroethane;
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 200-935-6
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • KI1420000
UNII
UN number 1078
  • InChI=1S/C2Cl4F2/c3-1(4,7)2(5,6)8
    Key: UGCSPKPEHQEOSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(C(F)(Cl)Cl)(F)(Cl)Cl
Properties
C2Cl4F2
Molar mass 203.82 g·mol−1
Appearanceclear liquid or white solid
Density 1.634 g/mL
Melting point 23.8 °C (74.8 °F; 296.9 K) [1]
Boiling point 92.8 °C (199.0 °F; 365.9 K) [1]
0.012%
1.4130
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Warning
H315, H320
P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364
Related compounds
Related compounds
 CFC-112a
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane is a chlorofluorocarbon known as Freon 112, CFC-112 or R-112. It has a symmetrical structure CCl2FCCl2F and so can be called symmetrical tetrachlorodifluoroethane. "Symmetrical" may also be abbreviated to "s-" or "sym-". In contrast an asymmetrical isomer has formula CCl3CClF2.

Contents

Production

CFC-112 can be made in a reaction of hexachloroethane or tetrachloroethane with hydrogen fluoride and extra chlorine. This reaction is catalysed by aluminium fluoride with some extra iron, nickel and chromium at 400°C. The extra metal in the catalyst yields can be 98% compared with the unsymmetrical isomer. [2]

Mixed with perfluorooctane, it is a solvent for polydimethylsiloxane. [3]

CFC-112 can be prepared as a mixture with other hydrochlorofluorocarbons from trichloroethylene and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride when electric current is passed through. [4]

When CFC-11 is packaged with alcohol in a metal container, a free radical reaction can result in production of CFC-112. [5]

Properties

Critical properties are critical temperature 278°C, critical pressure 4.83 MPa at a density of 0.754 g/cc. [1]

Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane is not flammable. [5]

Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane, like other chlorofluorocarbon compounds reacts violently with sodium, potassium or barium. [5]

Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane is not very toxic, and the lethal dose is estimated at 25 g/kg. It is not carcinogenic. [5]

Use

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane (mixture of isomers) has been used as a veterinary medicine to treat parasites such as liver fluke in sheep ( Fasciola hepatica ). [6]

MIL-C-8638 is a military specification for a cleaning solvent that contained tetrachlorodifluoroethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, and isopropyl alcohol. It was used to clean aircraft oxygen systems. [7]

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane can be used as an intermediate in the manufacture of tetrachloroethylene. [8]

Atmosphere

In the atmosphere of Earth, anthropogenic tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane has been found to occur. Between 2017 and 2020 levels, were about 0.52 parts per trillion (ppt). Levels rose from the 1970s until about 1995. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bruno, Thomas J. (1990). Spectroscopic Library for Alternative Refrigerant Analysis. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology. p. 5.
  2. ↑ Vecchio, M; Groppelli, G; Tatlow, J.C. (July 1974). "Studies on a vapour-phase process for the manufacture of chlorofluoroethanes". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 4 (2): 117–139. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)82507-5.
  3. ↑ Crescenzi, V.; Flory, P. J. (January 1964). "Configuration of the Poly-(dimethylsiloxane) Chain. II. Unperturbed Dimensions and Specific Solvent Effects". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 86 (2): 141–146. doi:10.1021/ja01056a006.
  4. ↑ Polisena, C.; Liu, C. C.; Savinell, R. F. (1 December 1982). "Experimental Study of Electrochemical Fluorination of Trichloroethylene". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 129 (12): 2720–2724. Bibcode:1982JElS..129.2720P. doi:10.1149/1.2123655.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons. Geneva: World Health Organization. 1990. p. 15. hdl:10665/39345. ISBN   9241571136.
  6. ↑ McKellar, Quintin A.; Kinabo, Ludovick D. B. (1 July 1991). "The pharmacology of flukicidal drugs". British Veterinary Journal. 147 (4): 306–321. doi:10.1016/0007-1935(91)90003-6. PMID   1913127.
  7. ↑ Poliakoff, M. Z (1973). "Solvent Cleaners - Where and how to Use Them". Cleaning Stainless Steel. ASTM International. p. 37.
  8. ↑ Gottlieb, Robert (22 April 2013). Reducing Toxics: A New Approach To Policy And Industrial Decisionmaking. Island Press. p. 243. ISBN   978-1-61091-102-3.
  9. ↑ Dunse, Bronwyn L.; Derek, Nada; Fraser, Paul J.; Krummel, Paul B. (June 2021). "Australian and Global Emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances" (PDF). CSIRO.
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